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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. Where are Cross and Jezzie when she confesses her part in the kidnapping?
2. What is the job of Cross' friend that helps Cross get permission to hypnotize Murphy?
3. Where was Devine found murdered?
4. What is the name of the prison that Soneji is being held in after his trial?
5. Where is Soneji spotted after he leaves the Cross home?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the investigation into Maggie Rose is closed, and Cross goes back over the interviews, what does Cross discover about Soneji's possible accomplice?
2. Why is Jezzie sentenced to death?
3. Why is it important, during the hypnosis in the courtroom, that Murphy remembers Soneji becoming angry and damaging Michael's body?
4. What does Cross' presence at Jezzie's death symbolize?
5. What reinforces the suggestion that Soneji has had a partner in his deeds?
6. How does Cross use the press?
7. Why does Soneji go after Devine to get the ransom money?
8. What does Jezzie reveal when Cross takes her to a deserted island for the second time?
9. What is one of Soneji's revelations to Cross when Cross goes back to see him after his conviction?
10. After Cross uses the press to get his way, what happens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the relationship between Cross and his partner to the relationship that Jezzie has with her agents. In what ways are these relationships similar? In what ways do the relationships reflect the main characters? Support your answer with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
What is Nana Mama's function in the story? Is she Cross' conscience or something else? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What clues were given that Soneji was not the criminal mastermind behind the kidnapping of Maggie Rose? How did these clues function as foreshadowing? Cite specific examples from the story to support your answer.
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