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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. Part of the ransom demand is what instead of money?
3. How much does the Mastermind give the new set of robbers just for meeting with him?
4. What does Christine do with baby Alex in Chapter 49?
5. Who is a suspect in the robberies from the D.C. area?
Short Essay Questions
1. Of what caliber is the new crew the Mastermind is interviewing for his next robbery after killing the crew with Mr. Blue, Ms. Green, Mr. Red and Mr. White? How does he entice them to do his work for him?
2. In what context is the term "prairie-dogging" used? Why do the MetroHartford people do that?
3. Who is Patrick Lee? Why is Szabo so mad at him?
4. How is Mitchell Brand classified by the team about to raid his apartment? Why?
5. What kind of surveillance does Brian Macdougall warn will cause a hostage to be shot? What does the FBI do at the Capitol Hilton?
6. O'Malley and Crews, two of the potential bank robbers, know exactly what is going on at the meeting with the Mastermind. How? What happens at the end of the meeting?
7. Why does it seem like Szabo would be a perfect fit for the First Union robbery? How does the job he had there fit with his mental disorder?
8. What are two of Brian Macdougall's three rules when he takes over the tour bus? What do the hostages pass to the front of the bus? Why?
9. What does Cross call Christine's apartment and garden in Mitchellville? What does Christine's garden remind Cross of?
10. How does Alex act when he sees his psychiatrist, Adele Finally, at church? Is she effective at counseling him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are quite a few secondary characters in the book. Name some of them and describe why they are there. How do they relate to the primary characters?
Essay Topic 2
Veronica Macdougall reads a statement to the police that gets her father arrested. What motivates her to turn her father in? How does the evidence she presents implicate her father?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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