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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 the prime suspect at Hazelwood by the end of Chapter 109?
2. Who is Veronica Macdougall?
3. What does the suspect say after Cross shoots him?
4. Who is Kathleen McGuigan?
5. How does the Mastermind's killing of his victim look to the police?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Is Detective Weiss an effective interrogator of Brian Macdougall? Why or why not?
4. Has Cavalierre been married before and does she have any kids?
5. What does Cross call Christine's apartment and garden in Mitchellville? What does Christine's garden remind Cross of?
6. 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?
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 kind of surveillance does Brian Macdougall warn will cause a hostage to be shot? What does the FBI do at the Capitol Hilton?
9. Is Veronica Macdougall a believable witness to her father's guilt? Why would she willingly give him up?
10. In what context is the term "prairie-dogging" used? Why do the MetroHartford people do that?
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
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 3
Alex and other police officers use street informants to inform on other criminals. What are the dangers in using street informants, who are often criminals themselves, to solve crimes? Name two of the informants in the book and their characteristics. What information are they able to give the police about the Mastermind?
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