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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. Who finally makes a suitable selection?
2. Who questions Cross' strange behavior?
3. What happens to the victims after they are killed?
4. Which newspaper employs Hughes' friend Tim?
5. What kind of act do the brothers go to see?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the Mastermind sit and think about his superiority? In what areas is the Mastermind superior to Cross?
2. 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?
3. What did Snyder intend to do after the murders? How did Irwin plan to live out his dreams of being a true vampire?
4. Why do William and Michael decide not to go after Cross and Craig? Were the brothers' assumptions correct?
5. What prompted William and Michael's love of extreme sports? Why are the sports so appealing?
6. Why is Cross relieved when Kyle Craig agrees to fly to San Francisco? What about Craig makes Cross feel secure?
7. Why do the police believe that more than two vampires are responsible for the murders? What proof do they have that it might be true?
8. What initially deters the Mastermind from killing Cross? Why does the Mastermind postpone the plan?
9. Who are the kids found in the old house? How do they react to outsiders?
10. What is Alex Cross' perception of Jamilla Hughes? Why is Cross reluctant to get close to Jamilla?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Early in the story, Michael refers to the cops as "toothless." Why did Michael make that comment? Examine the author's use of irony in the scene when Craig has his teeth knocked out by Cross.
Essay Topic 2
Peter Westin, the new Sire, is captured and taken off to jail. What do you think will happen to Westin? Do you think Westin will be charged with murder? What will happen within the vampire community without the presence of the Sire?
Essay Topic 3
The reader is encouraged to see similarities between Cross and Craig. Compare and contrast the characters' personal and professional personalities.
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