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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 behavioral psychologist brought in to discuss the robberies?

2. Who is Kathleen McGuigan?

3. What is the name of the tour bus company involved in the hijacking?

4. How many times had Macdougall met the Mastermind?

5. What does Cross have brought into the interrogation room for the suspect in the MetroHartford job?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

6. Why does Cross think there are two Masterminds?

7. Is Detective Weiss an effective interrogator of Brian Macdougall? Why or why not?

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

9. Has Cavalierre been married before and does she have any kids?

10. Who is Patrick Lee? Why is Szabo so mad at him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the general attitude of the people who work at MetroHartford? What evidence is there to support this attitude? How might it have attracted the Mastermind to want to kidnap them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain what Christine's flower garden represents, using evidence from the book.

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