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Quiz about James Pattersons Cross
Quiz about James Pattersons Cross

James Patterson's "Cross" Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about the novel "Cross" by James Patterson. **Spoiler alert** - This quiz contains spoilers...if you haven't read the novel yet, you probably don't want to take this quiz. :-) It's my first quiz so I hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by LittleVargs. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
LittleVargs
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
248,166
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1152
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Nana Mama celebrates a birthday in this book. Which birthday is she celebrating? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where did The Butcher get his name from? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Alex's wife Maria was killed at the beginning of the novel. Towards the end you find out who killed her. Who killed her? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What item does The Butcher use to scare his female victims after he attacks them? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which character was NOT with The Butcher when he killed his father? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of Alex Cross' youngest child? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the real name of The Butcher? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In a shootout at the end of the novel, The Butcher is killed. Whose shot kills The Butcher? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What type of car does Alex Cross buy that he calls the "Cross" car? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Nana's doctor and Alex's girlfriend Kayla Coles is seriously injured during the book. How was she hurt? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Nana Mama celebrates a birthday in this book. Which birthday is she celebrating?

Answer: She won't tell

Even though Alex jokes that she is 100 years old, Nana Mama replies that she is not.
2. Where did The Butcher get his name from?

Answer: All of these

The Butcher remembers his abusive father growing up and how the father was the first literal meat butcher of Sligo. When The Butcher killed his father, he cut his father's body up into little pieces before throwing them into the river.
3. Alex's wife Maria was killed at the beginning of the novel. Towards the end you find out who killed her. Who killed her?

Answer: Jimmy Hats

Although Alex thought for most of the story that The Butcher had killed his wife, he finds out later from his best friend John Sampson that it was actually the butcher's friend Jimmy Hats who pulled the trigger.
4. What item does The Butcher use to scare his female victims after he attacks them?

Answer: All of these

The Butcher always carries a scalpel with him to mutilate his victims, usually before he kills them. He then takes pictures of these victims alive and mutilated and shows them to the women he attacks to show them what he will do to them if they tell anyone.

He also takes their wallets and address books to get the names and addresses of their family members and threatens to hurt them too if they talk.
5. Which character was NOT with The Butcher when he killed his father?

Answer: John Maggione Jr.

John Maggione Jr. is the son of the mob boss that first hired The Butcher to contract-kill. Junior was jealous of his father's respect for The Butcher and they became enemies. Jimmy Hats and Tony Mullino were best friends with The Butcher since school.
6. What is the name of Alex Cross' youngest child?

Answer: Alex

Damon and Jannie are Alex's children with his wife Maria. Alex's, nicknamed Ali's mother was a woman named Christine that he met in a previous novel.
7. What is the real name of The Butcher?

Answer: Michael Sullivan

Morrissey is the last name The Butcher chooses for himself and his family when they need to flee from the Mob. He got Morrissey from one of his first victims. Caitlin Sullivan is the name of The Butchers wife, and Jason Stemple is the abusive cop fiance of Alex's patient Kim.
8. In a shootout at the end of the novel, The Butcher is killed. Whose shot kills The Butcher?

Answer: John Sampson

Alex and John go to The Butcher's house in Florida, Massachusetts and hide in the woods to wait for him to come home. After shooting at their car, The Butcher goes to investigate and is confronted by the Mob calling themselves the FBI. After the shootout, The Butcher shoots Alex and John shoots and kills The Butcher in retaliation.
9. What type of car does Alex Cross buy that he calls the "Cross" car?

Answer: Mercedes

The Mercedes R350 is a "crossover" between an SUV and minivan. Alex trades in Maria's car when he decides it's time for him to move on from her murder.
10. Nana's doctor and Alex's girlfriend Kayla Coles is seriously injured during the book. How was she hurt?

Answer: Stabbed by a junkie

She was stabbed while making a house call on a drug abusing patient who was trying to detox at his own home. He stabbed her because he forgot who she was.
Source: Author LittleVargs

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