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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. Where does the next murder occur?

2. Who is attacked first?

3. Michael refers to the cops as being:

4. How is the second person killed?

5. Where does Cross go after leads dry up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Craig and Cross tied to Kate McTiernan? How has their relationship changed?

2. Who are the kids found in the old house? How do they react to outsiders?

3. Why did the brothers stop in Savannah? What was their opinion of the city?

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

5. Why does Cross think that becoming involved with Jamilla could be dangerous? How does Jamilla react to Cross' distance?

6. What is the one thing that makes William most angry? Why is it such a problem?

7. What was Craig's opinion of Kate? Has the opinion changed since Craig last saw Kate?

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

9. Where does the Mastermind sit and think about his superiority? In what areas is the Mastermind superior to Cross?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kyle Craig is a murderous sociopath who is able to fool master profiler Cross. How is this possible? Does the friendship between Cross and Craig have any effect on Cross' opinions?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the story, Cross knocks Craig unconscious and then phones home to capture the killer's confession on an answering machine. How did Cross known Craig would confess? Examine Patterson's use of irony in this final stage using Craig's tool of terror.

Essay Topic 3

Kate McTiernan played a victim in one of Patterson's previous novels where she was kidnapped by the Casanova killer. Examine how the author uses Kate to show how each character has grown and changed.

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