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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 type of gun does the armed, masked man point at the bus passengers?

2. What composers' music does Cross play on piano to "soothe his soul" after he gets home from investigating the MetroHartford robbery?

3. How much money is being demanded from MetroHartford?

4. Which famed room is the conference room used by the executives for their meeting?

5. What is especially dangerous about Mitchell Brand?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what context is the term "prairie-dogging" used? Why do the MetroHartford people do that?

2. Does the Mastermind have the agents throw the money and diamonds from the train right away? How does he have them throw the money and diamonds off the train eventually?

3. Does Colonel Schofield bad-mouth Detective Cross to his staff at Hazelwood? What does Cross pose as when he goes undercover? Does he have the credentials for that area of expertise?

4. How does the Mastermind decide to "top" himself in Hartford? Why?

5. Is Veronica Macdougall a believable witness to her father's guilt? Why would she willingly give him up?

6. Why does Cross turn Cavalierre down for a drink a second time? Does she feel rejected by this?

7. What is significant about the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel? Who worked on the renovation of the hotel in 1992?

8. Is Cavalierre in Washington, D.C., when the FBI finds Agent Walsh dead? Does Cavalierre believe that Agent Walsh killed himself? Why or why not?

9. How is Mitchell Brand classified by the team about to raid his apartment? Why?

10. What does the Indian cab driver say when Cross flashes his detective's badge and jumps in while chasing Szabo? How does Szabo act when he gets out of his cab and starts walking down the street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Christine has survived a horrible ordeal at the hands of Geoffrey Shafer, the Weasel. How are her actions toward Cross a result of her experience with the Weasel? What is causing her to relive some of the horror he put her through?

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

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?

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