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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 kind of pets did the person who shot himself have?
(a) Cats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Pythons.
(d) Dogs.

2. Does Cross want to discuss the Citibank robbery/murder case with the person who shows up at the end of the party?
(a) Yes, he needs to get back in the game.
(b) Yes, it will help advance his career.
(c) No, he wants to take the kids to the movies.
(d) No, it's his night off.

3. Whom does Cross tell Cavalierre to call when they hear the gun blast at the house they are investigating?
(a) The gang unit.
(b) The CIA.
(c) Kyle Craig.
(d) Metro police.

4. The main character, Alex Cross, does what for a living?
(a) He is a CIA agent.
(b) He is a private investigator.
(c) He is a detective.
(d) He is an FBI agent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is held up in the robbery and has a message for Cross and Cavalierre?

2. How do Brianne and Errol die?

3. What device does the senior FBI agent think the robbers used to keep tab on the police?

4. Who does Christine think is at her house when she calls Cross in a panic?

5. What is the general appearance of the bank robber?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Mastermind kill the Parkers after all they had done for him?

3. The author quotes an old saying, "Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm." What does he mean by that?

4. In the first chapter, is it clear as to whether or not Brianne Parker is serious about harming the bank teller if she doesn't do what she says? How does the author show Brianne's attitude about being a female bank robber?

5. How many people are initially thought to have been killed in the Citibank robbery? How many were really killed by Errol Parker?

6. Does the villain think that calling himself the Mastermind makes him seem powerful? Why does he pick the name?

7. What does Cross hope doesn't happen to Jannie in the ambulance? What happens as the doctors finish examining her at the hospital?

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

9. How does Jannie describe the hospital food? Why is her assessment particularly funny?

10. Does Sampson have any hesitation in asking Cross about his troubled relationship with Christine? Who else does he ask about?

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