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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. Who does the man who impersonated the Wolf during Alex's kidnapping claims is responsible for the bombings?

2. What vehicle pulls up beside Alex and his partner on the streets of Paris, forcing them to get inside?

3. With whom does the Wolf meet in Montauk, Long Island?

4. Near what historic site do bombs detonate in Paris?

5. What musical instrument does Alex Cross play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do bombs destroy is Paris?

6. Why does Alex visit Joe Cahill?

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

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

9. Why does Alex lead a raid on the Aglionby home?

10. What is the real identity of the man Alex was told was the Wolf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alex Jr. Who is Alex Jr.? How old is he? What impact has his birth had on Alex Cross?

Why does Alex Jr. not live with his father? What type of custody fight are Alex and Alex Jr.'s mother having? What impact does this custody battle have on Alex Cross? Why would Alex Jr.'s mother want to protect her child from his father? What has Alex Cross done to place his children in danger? Should Alex Cross get custody of his son?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tone of the novel. What is the tone when Alex Cross is the narrator, working on the case? Does the tone change when Alex goes home or when he is with Jamilla? Why? What affects the tone? What is the tone when the Wolf or one of his associates is the narrator? Is there a sense of danger during these sections of the novel? How is that explored in the tone?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the kidnapping of Alex Cross's family. How many times has this happened to Cross's family? How does Alex feel about this attack on his family? Does it impact Cross' desire to be a cop? Is it supposed to? What is the purpose of this kidnapping? How does it affect the family members? How does it compare with a kidnapping Christine Johnson suffered in a previous novel? Why does the author make this parallel connection?

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