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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 has shot himself in the house that Cross and Cavalierre arrive at to interview the suspect who lives there?

2. Who tips off the police that a robbery is in progress at First Union?

3. Does Cross want to discuss the Citibank robbery/murder case with the person who shows up at the end of the party?

4. What category do the robbers' pseudonyms fall under?

5. What do Cross and Sampson do toward the end of the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Cross and Sampson are running after Montgomery, Cross keeps saying that he is a fast runner in his mind. Is he serious? Why does he say that?

2. Why is Mr. Blue mad at the Chase Manhattan bank manager's wife, Victoria Casselman? What does he do to her?

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. Why do you think Sampson and Cross address the drug dealer, Snowman, as Darryl?

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

6. Why is Cross confused when he describes the case to Kyle Craig? How does Craig explain what Cross is confused about?

7. Why does the Mastermind have Brianne and Errol do his dirty work instead of committing the horrible deeds himself?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Agent Doud? Why does the author present what happens to him this way? What effect does this and the death of Agent Walsh have on the police?

Essay Topic 2

Alex and other police officers use street informants to inform on other criminals. What are the dangers in using street informants, who are often criminals themselves, to solve crimes? Name two of the informants in the book and their characteristics. What information are they able to give the police about the Mastermind?

Essay Topic 3

In the MetroHartford kidnapping, the kidnappers are in complete control of the situation. Explain how the author indicates this and how it foreshadows the identity of the kidnappers.

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