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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. What is Christine's relationship to Lucy Rhys-Cousins?

2. How is the Parkers' hideout furnished?

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

4. How many people die in the second robbery?

5. What is the name of Cross' partner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. If the bank manager had opened the vault immediately when asked to do so, would her family have been spared? Did Brianne know what would happen to the hostages all along?

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

Jannie's illness is a subplot in the book. Why would the author use this as a device?

Essay Topic 2

Since criminals break the law by definition, what codes, if any, do they follow? The Mastermind also seems to enjoy killing the teams of robbers he hires. How does he justify killing the first team? The second team? Is he a hypocrite?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Francis runs from the police, though he isn't guilty. Why? Why does he take the poison? What does his taking the poison imply?

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