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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject does Mrs. Casselman teach at Dumbarton Oaks High School?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Algebra II.

2. What music group is Jannie listening to on headphones?
(a) Led Zeppelin.
(b) Beastie Boys.
(c) Soundgarden.
(d) Fugees.

3. How does Cross know Errol Parker?
(a) He is his deceased wife's stepbrother.
(b) He owns the liquor store on the corner.
(c) He is a kid he helped stay out of trouble.
(d) He is Cross' cousin.

4. Who masterminded the largest single bank robbery in history?
(a) The Weasel.
(b) David Grandstaff.
(c) Bonnie and Clyde.
(d) The Mastermind.

5. What does VCU stand for?
(a) Virginia Commercial Usage.
(b) Variant Coersion Underwriter.
(c) Victim Care Unit.
(d) Violent Crime Unit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sampson call Cross as they head into the apartments?

2. What is Jannie doing when Cross finally arrives at the hospital after studying the crime scene of the third robbery?

3. What does Jannie eat in the hospital?

4. Where is Lucy Rhys-Cousins killed?

5. What is the name of Cross' partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Damon and Jannie doing when Jannie falls down? Did he mean to hurt Jannie?

2. From whom do the banks in the book generally receive hate mail? What does Cross do to investigate hate mail related to the robberies?

3. The Mastermind writes letters to higher-ups in bank corporations. What are they about? Does he send them? Where does he put them?

4. Where does Jannie think she is when she wakes up from surgery? What has Cross done to show camaraderie for her after her surgery?

5. What does Cross tease Nana Mama about when wakes up early the morning after finding the Parkers dead? How does she respond?

6. Does Kyle Craig like parties? How does the author indicate this?

7. With which drug does the Mastermind kill the second team of bank robbers? How does the drug work?

8. Are the Mastermind's motives easy to distinguish? What does he do that is different from most professional robbers?

9. How did it look to Cross and Sampson that the Mastermind killed the Parkers? Why kill them that way?

10. Why does Kyle Craig want Cross to work on the Citibank robbery case?

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