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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cross' hunch about the Mastermind?
(a) That he is really Szabo's son.
(b) That there are two Masterminds.
(c) That he is really a she.
(d) That he has left the country.

2. How did the employees at First Union tease the prime suspect from Hazelwood when he worked with them?
(a) They taped letters on his nameplate that made dirty words.
(b) They called him the Mastermind.
(c) They wrote fake memos and attribute them to him.
(d) They moved his car to the other side of the building.

3. Who is Kathleen McGuigan?
(a) The lady in the pool with Dr. Francis.
(b) Christine's sister.
(c) The court-apppointed lawyer for Szabo.
(d) The nurse who calls Dr. Francis.

4. What do workers carry at Hazelwood that are not found at other mental institutions?
(a) Pepper spray.
(b) Guns.
(c) Whistles.
(d) Tasers.

5. How do Cross and Cavalierre feel about the deal Macdougall got?
(a) He got off scot-free and they are going after him.
(b) They will be there when they execute him.
(c) He got exactly what he deserved.
(d) It stinks that justice can be bought.

6. How much money does Cross part with at the end of the conversation with his psychiatrist?
(a) $10.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

7. How is the lobby of the MetroHartford headquarters decorated?
(a) Highly postmodern, with brushed steel and geometric chairs.
(b) Very down-home, with cloth curtains and comfortable furniture.
(c) High ceilings, lots of glass, black polished floors and modern art.
(d) French Provincial.

8. What is the name of the tour bus company involved in the hijacking?
(a) Presidential Tours.
(b) Chesapeake Motor Coach.
(c) Monument Bus Company.
(d) Washington on Wheels.

9. Where is Washington, D.C., in the rankings of the safest U.S. cities in which to raise children, according to The Washington Post?
(a) The second-safest.
(b) No. 1.
(c) Dead last.
(d) Somewhere in the middle.

10. What does Francis do in the condominium parking lot after jumping five stories into the swimming pool and running from Cross and Cavalierre?
(a) He poisons himself.
(b) He calls Johns Hopkins to check on his application.
(c) He keys Cross' car.
(d) He pepper sprays Cavalierre in the face.

11. What does Cross find when he gets inside the apartment that might incriminate his suspect?
(a) A threatening letter to Cavalierre.
(b) Some pizza coupons with blood on them.
(c) Blueprints to all the banks that had been robbed.
(d) Some clothing from the dead robbers.

12. Where does the Mastermind go as the robbers are trying to chase him down?
(a) Blackwood, a hospital.
(b) Ravenwood, a school for mentally challenged kids.
(c) Hazelwood, a mental institution.
(d) Havenwood, a home for boys.

13. What does Christine do with baby Alex in Chapter 49?
(a) Keeps him away from Cross.
(b) Sends him home with her mother.
(c) Puts him up for adoption.
(d) Gives him to Cross.

14. What line of work are the suspects in the MetroHartford kidnapping in?
(a) Police.
(b) Firefighters.
(c) Hospital workers.
(d) Secret Service.

15. What is the destination of the train from which the Mastermind demands the police throw the ransom?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Hartford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Cavalierre play at Georgetown?

2. How many times had Macdougall met the Mastermind?

3. What type of gun does the armed, masked man point at the bus passengers?

4. What does Cross do when the prime suspect leaves his apartment?

5. What is the corporate group on board the tour bus?

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