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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. What does the boy use to get into the house to kidnap the Lindbergh baby?

2. When does the autopsy report say that Michael was beaten?

3. During further discussions, what does Cross try and get Gary to talk about?

4. What do Cross and Jezzie do after they workout?

5. What kind of search begins on Christmas morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cross unhappy with his boss in the early part of the story?

2. What causes Soneji to take a McDonald's hostage?

3. What caused Cross and Sampson to be taken off the investigation of Maggie Rose's kidnapping?

4. How are Michael and Maggie Rose not like normal children?

5. What is one reason that Gary is trying to show, while he is in prison, that he has multiple personalities?

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

7. What is the difference between what the trial of the Lindbergh kidnapping centered on and what the story at the beginning of the book centers on?

8. What has happened to the claims, over the years, that Hauptmann wasn't the real kidnapper in the Lindbergh kidnapping?

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

10. Why does Maggie Rose feel she is in the spotlight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the trial and conviction, of Murphy/Soneji, how is the theme of appearances raised, presented, and interpreted? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the definition of a hero? Who is the hero in the book? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What role does family play in the story? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

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