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

2. What kind of pets did the person who shot himself have?

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

4. Where do Cross and Sampson eat in Chapter 11?

5. What does Jannie say when Nana asks if she is OK?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is interesting about the criminal records of the members of the crew the Mastermind hires to rob First Union Bank for him?

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. 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?

6. Is the bank robbery crew for the Falls Church job as good as the Parkers? Are they as expensive?

7. Are the Mastermind's motives easy to distinguish? What does he do that is different from most professional robbers?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the various conflicts between the different law-enforcement groups throughout the novel. What are the various causes of these conflicts? How are they approached and resolved, if at all?

Essay Topic 2

There is an old saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Why doesn't the Mastermind commit the robberies himself? How does he ensure that the people he works with will do what he says? How does he feel about his vantage point as the observer?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Christine's flower garden represents, using evidence from the book.

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