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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Corky give agents about the Wolf?

2. What public structure is blown up with a car bomb in London?

3. Why does Ron Burns send Alex Cross to Paris?

4. Why does Alex wander out into the backyard of the house connected to the car purchases in Hancock's Swiss bank account?

5. What vehicle nearly knocks Alex down on his walk to the Prefecture de Police in chapter 77?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alex Cross kidnapped? What is cuffed to his wrist when he is released?

2. What does the Wolf blow up at Scotland Yard?

3. What does Alex do once he returns home from Paris?

4. What does Alex find when the home of Cahill's partner is searched?

5. What transaction noted in a Swiss bank account leads Alex to Nice?

6. Why is Joe Cahill arrested?

7. What medical procedure does the Wolf undergo without benefit of anesthesia?

8. Why does Alex Cross fly to Paris? What does he find there?

9. How much time does the Wolf give the leaders of the United States, England, and Germany before he will create another explosion?

10. What happens in Paris after the president pays the Wolf's ransom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss motivation in relation to one of the following characters. Describe what motivates the character, the reason, and how it impacts the character's actions. Cite quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Alex Cross

2) Christine Johnson

3) The Wolf

4) The Weasel

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following settings of the novel in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:

1) Washington, D.C.

2) Paris

3) London

Essay Topic 3

Discuss history and its impact on this plot. How does the author rely upon the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 and other acts of terror to terrify his readers? Would the impact of the bombing of Sunrise Valley be the same on the reader if the reader was not aware of terror attacks that have taken place in the United States and other locations throughout the world? What is the probability of a terrorist hold multiple governments ransom like the Wolf has done in this novel? Where does the line between reality and fiction lie?

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