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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 does the robber do with the two Citibank employees before leaving with the money?
2. What does Sampson do with the baby?
3. Where does Christine work?
4. Who mostly sends hate mail to banks?
5. What happens when Damon accidentally punches Jannie a little too hard?
Short Essay Questions
1. Are the Mastermind's motives easy to distinguish? What does he do that is different from most professional robbers?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. With which drug does the Mastermind kill the second team of bank robbers? How does the drug work?
5. Why does Kyle Craig want Cross to work on the Citibank robbery case?
6. What is interesting about the criminal records of the members of the crew the Mastermind hires to rob First Union Bank for him?
7. Why do you think Sampson and Cross address the drug dealer, Snowman, as Darryl?
8. The author quotes an old saying, "Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm." What does he mean by that?
9. Is the bank robbery crew for the Falls Church job as good as the Parkers? Are they as expensive?
10. What does Cross tease Nana Mama about when wakes up early the morning after finding the Parkers dead? How does she respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kyle Craig has been the Mastermind this whole time. How could he have used his connections and knowledge to stay ahead of the police? Cite specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
Alex Cross is always weighing the importance of his job against how it interferes with his personal life. What conflicts arise as a result of this? How does he deal with these conflicts?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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