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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. How much does the Mastermind give the new set of robbers just for meeting with him?

2. What do people call the East Capitol Dwellings?

3. Where does Cavalierre take Cross in her Saab when she picks him up from his house?

4. What kind of kite does Cross get out of the tree that was stuck up there when Jannie went into the hospital?

5. Who is the prime suspect in the MetroHartford crime?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What continues in the neighborhood where Mitchell Brand lives, despite the police presence? How do the police know this?

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

6. Why does Cross think there are two Masterminds?

7. What kind of surveillance does Brian Macdougall warn will cause a hostage to be shot? What does the FBI do at the Capitol Hilton?

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

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

10. Of what caliber is the new crew the Mastermind is interviewing for his next robbery after killing the crew with Mr. Blue, Ms. Green, Mr. Red and Mr. White? How does he entice them to do his work for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kyle Craig has been the Mastermind this whole time. How could he have used his connections and knowledge to stay ahead of the police? Cite specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Alex Cross is always weighing the importance of his job against how it interferes with his personal life. What conflicts arise as a result of this? How does he deal with these conflicts?

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