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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cross find the hostages in the third robbery?
(a) Gagged with black tape.
(b) Gone from the premises.
(c) Poisoned like the Parkers.
(d) Shot dead.

2. Who mostly sends hate mail to banks?
(a) People who are denied loans or have had foreclosures.
(b) People who have been fired from financial-institution jobs.
(c) People in psychiatric hospitals.
(d) People from Third World countries who hate capitalism.

3. How many children does Cross have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. What does the Mastermind do with the letter he writes to Citibank?
(a) Crumples it up and burns it with all his other letters.
(b) Sends it FedEx to the FBI to taunt them.
(c) Deposits it in his file cabinet.
(d) Sends it registered mail to the chairman of Citibank.

5. Who is the informant Cross and Cavalierre talk to in Chapter 39?
(a) Errol Parker.
(b) Tony Brophy.
(c) Snowman.
(d) Johnny Samualson.

6. What is Darryl Snow's apparent nickname?
(a) Snowdog.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Snowman.
(d) Day-day.

7. What is the general appearance of the bank robber?
(a) An older, motherly woman with glasses.
(b) Tall and striking.
(c) Baby-faced and generally nondescript.
(d) Very athletic with extremely long hair.

8. What is the name of the bank hit in the third robbery?
(a) Citicorp.
(b) First Virginia.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Washington Mutual.

9. What is different about the third robbery?
(a) Customers are killed, too.
(b) There are no casualties.
(c) It happens when the cleaning crew is there at night.
(d) A dog runs into the bank and bites one of the robbers.

10. How many people die in the second robbery?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

11. What is it called in old Cowboy-and-Indian movies when the Indians sneak into the enemy camp and touch one of the cowboys while he sleeps?
(a) Creeping crow.
(b) Crowing silence.
(c) Counting coup.
(d) Recouping moon.

12. What kind of brain tumor does Jannie have?
(a) Meningioma.
(b) Pilocytic astrocytoma.
(c) Oligodendrroglioma.
(d) Pineal Region Tumor.

13. What happens when Cross calls Christine in Chapter 7?
(a) She doesn't return his calls.
(b) She talks to him, then slams the phone down.
(c) She picks up the phone and they talk about their relationship.
(d) She thinks they are prank calls and calls the police.

14. How does the person who plans the Citibank robbery describe the precision necessary to pull off the heist?
(a) As a percentage of 99.999 out of 100.
(b) On a numerical scale of 9.9999 out of 10.
(c) As a letter grade-point average of 3.999 out of 4.
(d) On a curve with an average of the power of world leaders.

15. What was supposed to have happened to the hostages in the Citibank robbery?
(a) The were supposed to be released no matter what.
(b) They were supposed to be taken to a secret location.
(c) They were supposed to die.
(d) They would have been OK if the robbery had ended on time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what region have robberies been committed in the past to which the FBI compares the current robberies?

2. Who are the robbers the police study from the past to compare to the current string of robberies?

3. Where are the robbers hiding out when the Mastermind comes to see them?

4. What does Jannie eat in the hospital?

5. Who shows up at the end of the party?

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