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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 Maggie Rose calls out to a stranger who is calling out to her, what does she get?

2. What room does the boy kidnap the Lindbergh baby from?

3. Where does the investigative team meet to learn of Graham's death?

4. How did Gary's entire family die, according to his wife?

5. What state is the federal prison that Soneji/Gary is taken to in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Cross lose his temper at the soup kitchen?

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

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

6. What is the Lindbergh kidnapping?

7. What does the dinner date and mild flirtation between Cross and Jezzie suggest?

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

9. What does Cross' research in the kidnapper's apartment suggest?

10. What does Soneji think is funny when he drives through the toll booth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the reactions and feelings of Cross while he is participating in the ransom events to the reactions and feelings of Maggie Rose while she is kidnapped. Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What role do children play in the story? Compare and contrast the roles of three children in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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