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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 Veronica Macdougall?
2. What is Nana doing when Cross arrives back in D.C.?
3. What does Cross ask Macdougall about when he takes over the interview with the suspect from Detective Weiss?
4. Who is Cross' psychiatrist?
5. What does the suspect want in return for giving up the Mastermind?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of surveillance does Brian Macdougall warn will cause a hostage to be shot? What does the FBI do at the Capitol Hilton?
2. When Cavalierre and Cross are getting off the elevator in the hotel in Hartford, why does she say "Walsh?" Why is it startling for Cross to think Walsh is there?
3. How does the Mastermind decide to "top" himself in Hartford? Why?
4. What does Cross call Christine's apartment and garden in Mitchellville? What does Christine's garden remind Cross of?
5. What continues in the neighborhood where Mitchell Brand lives, despite the police presence? How do the police know this?
6. Who is Patrick Lee? Why is Szabo so mad at him?
7. Why does Cross turn Cavalierre down for a drink a second time? Does she feel rejected by this?
8. How does Alex act when he sees his psychiatrist, Adele Finally, at church? Is she effective at counseling him?
9. Is Veronica Macdougall a believable witness to her father's guilt? Why would she willingly give him up?
10. 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?
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
In general, the bank employees comply with the robbers' demands during the robbery. Why do they do that? Do their actions affect the outcome of the robberies? Why or why not? Cite specific examples.
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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