2. How much money does Gary owe his latest job?
(a) A few dollars.
(b) Hundreds of dollars.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Thousands of dollars.

3. How many children does Cross have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. What subject does Mr. Soneji teach?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Chemistry.

5. Where does Gary take the kids in his van?
(a) To his apartment.
(b) To the bus station.
(c) To an abandoned farm.
(d) To a warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes up to Graham's car to speak with him?

2. Who does Jezzie speak to at the school before coming to speak with Cross?

3. What is Cross' partner's name?

4. What is the name of Gary's wife's brother who shows up at their house to give his wife her allowance?

5. When Jezzie cannot sleep because of thoughts of Michael's death, what does she do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gary convince many officials that he might truly have multiple personalities?

2. What proves to the police that the location in Maryland is where Maggie and Michael were held?

3. What does the introduction of the Lindbergh kidnapping at the beginning of the book suggest?

4. What do Cross and Sampson find when they first arrive at the private school?

5. Why is it important that Cross knows about Soneji's background?

6. During the part of the story where the ransom drop is taking place, what is one reason the reader might think that Soneji is not the mastermind of the kidnapping?

7. What is the Lindbergh kidnapping?

8. What does Jezzie's position as a supervisor in the Secret Service suggest about her?

9. What can Missy Murphy not understand about her husband Gary?

10. What does Cross find when he arrives, the first time, to interview Soneji at Lorton Federal Prison in Virginia?

(see the answer keys)

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