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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 happened to Christine about a year before?
2. Why does Cross take his kids into the basement?
3. How does Cross know Errol Parker?
4. How does the Citibank robber feel about committing the robbery?
5. What does the robber do with the two Citibank employees before leaving with the money?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many people are initially thought to have been killed in the Citibank robbery? How many were really killed by Errol Parker?
2. How does Christine react to hearing the news of the murdered mother in a London supermarket? Why is her suspicion about who committed the crime particularly odd?
3. Is the bank robbery crew for the Falls Church job as good as the Parkers? Are they as expensive?
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. Why does the Mastermind kill the Parkers after all they had done for him?
6. Why do you think Sampson and Cross address the drug dealer, Snowman, as Darryl?
7. Why does Kyle Craig want Cross to work on the Citibank robbery case?
8. Where does Joseph Petrillo live? What is the neighborhood like? What happens when Cross and Cavalierre reach his house?
9. From whom do the banks in the book generally receive hate mail? What does Cross do to investigate hate mail related to the robberies?
10. What are Damon and Jannie doing when Jannie falls down? Did he mean to hurt Jannie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the Mastermind's general attitude toward women? Describe his interactions with the women in the book. How do his interactions support this attitude?
Essay Topic 3
In general, the bank employees comply with the robbers' demands during the robbery. Why do they do that? Do their actions affect the outcome of the robberies? Why or why not? Cite specific examples.
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