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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. When Ann hears about Ted's sentence, she feels what emotion?

2. When Kimberly Leach's body is found, Ted reacts in what way?

3. Twelve-year-old Kimberly Diane Leach is last seen with an angry man in what kind of vehicle?

4. When Ted is finally charged with murder, who does he immediately say will represent him?

5. After finding out that the man they have captured is Ted Bundy, investigators discover what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ann learns of Ted's arrest in Florida, what does she think?

2. Ted steals a license plate and a white Dodge van. What number on the license plate turns out to be significant and why?

3. As of 1986, Ted Bundy has not yet been executed. Why is he still on Death Row?

4. What does Ted do during his sentencing phase after he is convicted of Kimberly Leach's murder?

5. Why does Ann believe that Ted could not possibly be involved in the Florida murders despite the fact that they are reminiscent of Ted's past murders?

6. What charges are initially keeping Ted in prison in Pensacola?

7. Why does the state of Florida push for Ted to be tried for the murder of Kimberly Leach even though he has already received the death penalty for the other crimes committed in Tallahassee?

8. Ted and Ann still correspond via letters while Ted is awaiting trial. How does Ted describe his state of mind to Ann in those letters?

9. Describe five aspects of Ted's personality during his trials (as indicated by the author.)

10. Before Ted is executed in 1989, what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of manipulation repeats itself again and again through "The Stranger Beside Me". Discuss ways that people and events are manipulated during the following scenes/occurrences:

a) When Ted proposes to Carol Ann Boone in court.

b) When Ted continually asks for better food and law library access while imprisoned.

c) Ted's correspondence with Ann over the years.

d) The author and the reader.

Essay Topic 2

It can be difficult for most people to "get into the mind" of a serial killer like Ted Bundy. Talk about what makes it so difficult to understand Ted's actions from any of the following perspectives:

a) From a logical standpoint.

b) From an emotional standpoint.

c) From a societal/cultural standpoint.

d) From a romantic standpoint.

e) From an intellectual standpoint.

Essay Topic 3

Ted Bundy had no trouble getting women to admire him, including while he was in prison. What characteristics do you believe a woman would have to possess in order to find him attractive despite his being on Death Row as a convicted serial killer? Do you think that Ted was capable of having a romantic relationship in his life? Why or why not?

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