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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watches Cross and Craig?
(a) Nana
(b) Mastermind
(c) William and Michael
(d) Daniel and Charles

2. Which southern town does Cross visit?
(a) Savannah
(b) Baton Rouge
(c) Charleston
(d) Atlanta

3. What kind of act do the brothers go to see?
(a) Burlesque
(b) Nightclub
(c) Magic
(d) Improv comedy

4. Which newspaper employs Hughes' friend Tim?
(a) Daily News
(b) Herald
(c) Examiner
(d) The Times

5. Who ventures eastward?
(a) Craig
(b) Alexander brothers
(c) Jamilla
(d) Daniel and Charles

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is responsible for the most recent murder?

2. Who makes threatening calls to Cross?

3. How is the second person killed?

4. Where does Cross spend the day with his family?

5. What does William hate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cross react to his meeting with Peter Westin? Is the meeting successful?

2. Why is William disgusted with the celebrity couple? Why was the couple chosen?

3. Why does the Mastermind keep leaving clues for Cross?

4. Why aren't the killers interested in money or material possessions? Why do the vampires always leave money and jewelery behind after killing a victim?

5. What is the purpose of the Mastermind breaking into the Cross house?

6. Why do William and Michael decide not to go after Cross and Craig? Were the brothers' assumptions correct?

7. What is Alex Cross' perception of Jamilla Hughes? Why is Cross reluctant to get close to Jamilla?

8. Who is John Sampson? How does Sampson play an integral role in the story?

9. While at home, Cross takes little Alex out for a walk in his stroller. What does Cross request from Little Alex?

10. What did Snyder intend to do after the murders? How did Irwin plan to live out his dreams of being a true vampire?

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