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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. While Jezzie is driving to the farm after visiting Cross, what is Maggie doing?

2. What position does Jezzie Flanagan hold?

3. Cross sees that Vivian was killed in the same manner as whom?

4. Where is the location that Soneji takes the children to in the van?

5. Where does Soneji leave Graham to bleed out?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Maggie is underground and a bright light appears, what does she do?

2. What is the Lindbergh kidnapping?

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

4. Why is FBI Special Agent Roger Graham important to the story?

5. 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?

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

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

8. Why is the appearance of Maggie's shoe at Ms. Kim's murder scene important?

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

10. Why does Cross think that the murderer in the Langley Terrace case is the same as Ms. Kim's murderer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the mayor and the press. How are their actions towards Cross similar and different? Does one treat Cross more or less fairly than the other? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What character's journey in the story most closely resembles the story of Maggie Rose and why? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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