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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 does Francis do in the condominium parking lot after jumping five stories into the swimming pool and running from Cross and Cavalierre?
2. Where do Cross and Cavalierre go to talk to Francis?
3. Where is Washington, D.C., in the rankings of the safest U.S. cities in which to raise children, according to The Washington Post?
4. Who is the prime suspect at Hazelwood by the end of Chapter 109?
5. How much money is being demanded from MetroHartford?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cross think there are two Masterminds?
2. 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?
3. Is Detective Weiss an effective interrogator of Brian Macdougall? Why or why not?
4. What does the Indian cab driver say when Cross flashes his detective's badge and jumps in while chasing Szabo? How does Szabo act when he gets out of his cab and starts walking down the street?
5. How does the Mastermind decide to "top" himself in Hartford? Why?
6. What does Cross call Christine's apartment and garden in Mitchellville? What does Christine's garden remind Cross of?
7. How does Alex act when he sees his psychiatrist, Adele Finally, at church? Is she effective at counseling him?
8. Is Veronica Macdougall a believable witness to her father's guilt? Why would she willingly give him up?
9. 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?
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
In the MetroHartford kidnapping, the kidnappers are in complete control of the situation. Explain how the author indicates this and how it foreshadows the identity of the kidnappers.
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
Explain what Christine's flower garden represents, using evidence from the book.
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