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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. Who is Theresa Lopez?

3. Where is Christine's apartment?

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

5. How do the kidnappers communicate their initial demands with the executives?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Alex act when he sees his psychiatrist, Adele Finally, at church? Is she effective at counseling him?

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

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

7. What is Szabo's main problem with Cross' breaking into his apartment? What happens in the apartment?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Dr. Francis runs from the police, though he isn't guilty. Why? Why does he take the poison? What does his taking the poison imply?

Essay Topic 3

Jannie's illness is a subplot in the book. Why would the author use this as a device?

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