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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 the name of the man Cross and Sampson chase in Chapter 8?

2. Who mostly sends hate mail to banks?

3. How does the Citibank robber feel about committing the robbery?

4. What music group is Jannie listening to on headphones?

5. What time of day is it when Cross locates Jannie at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brianne feel confident and in control of the situation at Citibank?

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

3. How did it look to Cross and Sampson that the Mastermind killed the Parkers? Why kill them that way?

4. What are Damon and Jannie doing when Jannie falls down? Did he mean to hurt Jannie?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How do Alex's feelings for Christine evolve throughout the novel? How do those feelings affect how he feels about Betsey?

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