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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. Ted performs what heroic act during 1970?

2. Compared to the other prison, Ted describes his new prison in 1977 as what?

3. When Ann finds out that Ted is the person who called her while she was in the hospital, she realizes what?

4. Ted's escape adds how many years to his punishment?

5. When Ted calls Ann at the end of 1977 to wish her luck, he acts how?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ted calls Ann after he moves to Seattle and asks her to go to lunch twice. What happens during that lunch?

2. The second case Ann is called upon to help investigate is that of Joni Lenz. What happened to Joni?

3. After talking with Ted, Ann begins to think that perhaps the authorities do have the wrong man. What dream makes her wonder about her convictions?

4. How does Ted manage to escape from the Garfield County Jail?

5. At what point in Ted's life do the chapters about Ted escaping from Garfield County Jail and running away from the law begin?

6. What items does Meg tell the police that she found in her and Ted's house?

7. Why does Ted contact Ann after he is released in Salt Lake City?

8. How does the author describe Ted's persona during high school and into his early college years?

9. How do observers describe the man with whom the two young women (Janice Ott and Denise Naslund) who disappear from Lake Sammamish State Park are each last seen?

10. After Ted is caught by officials following his escape from the law library in Aspen, what are three things that happen that throw him into a tailspin of depression and anxiety?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When animals are caged for long periods of time, they can become angrier or more docile. Draw an analogy between Ted and an animal that has become trapped in a cage. When does Ted seem resigned? When does he seem frustrated or enraged?

Essay Topic 2

Ted seeks attention from others throughout the book. Give at least five examples of places where he attracts attention toward himself. Talk about why you believe he goes about chasing the spotlight again and again until he is put to death in 1989.

Essay Topic 3

Ted Bundy lived and died in the last century. How might his story have been viewed by people today if he had lived a long time ago, such as during the Middle Ages? Do you believe that he would receive more, less, or the same amount of sympathy? Do you think he would have been revered? Do you think his story would have been amplified or changed?

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