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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Murphy's trial, the defense calls many what?
(a) Family members.
(b) Character witnesses.
(c) Criminology experts.
(d) Friends.

2. Who warns Cross away from a relationship with Jezzie?
(a) Cross' father.
(b) Cross' aunt.
(c) Cross' grandmother.
(d) Cross' daughter.

3. Who does Cross re-interview to find out more about the kidnapping of Maggie Rose once he becomes obsessed with finding her?
(a) The witness who lived around the corner from the Sanders.
(b) The witness who lived down the street from the Sanders.
(c) The witness who lived across the street from the Sanders.
(d) The witness who lived next door to the Sanders.

4. Who is present to watch Soneji's final showdown with Cross?
(a) The Secret Service agents.
(b) Jezzie.
(c) The press.
(d) The mayor.

5. Who does Cross run into after he has testified and has left the courtroom?
(a) Mr. Dunne.
(b) Mrs. Rose.
(c) Mr. Goldberg.
(d) Mrs. Goldberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Jezzie and Cross are sleeping, what is burnt in Jezzie's front yard?

2. Where are Cross and Jezzie when she confesses her part in the kidnapping?

3. Where is the door that Soneji and the supervisor escape from?

4. When Cross tries to get in touch with Jezzie after the picture, where does he learn she went?

5. Where was Devine found murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the investigation is closed, and Cross goes to talk to the Secret Service agents, why does he feel that they are hiding something?

2. What is Soneji doing in Washington, D.C.?

3. Why does Cross' grandmother warn him away from Jezzie?

4. What does Cross refuse to do on the witness stand?

5. Why does Soneji go after Devine to get the ransom money?

6. Why is Jezzie sentenced to death?

7. What is one of Soneji's revelations to Cross when Cross goes back to see him after his conviction?

8. When the investigation into Maggie Rose is closed, and Cross goes back over the interviews, what does Cross discover about Soneji's possible accomplice?

9. How does Cross use the press?

10. What reinforces the suggestion that Soneji has had a partner in his deeds?

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