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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. Who is present to watch Soneji's final showdown with Cross?

2. What is Soneji's sentence for his role in everything?

3. Who does Cross ask for permission to hypnotize Murphy?

4. Who is Mike Devine?

5. What is the reaction of the people in the courtroom after Murphy is convicted?

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 does Soneji go after Devine to get the ransom money?

3. Why is it important, during the hypnosis in the courtroom, that Murphy remembers Soneji becoming angry and damaging Michael's body?

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

5. What does Jezzie reveal when Cross takes her to a deserted island for the second time?

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

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

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

9. How does Cross use the press?

10. What does the prosecution do when they present the case against Soneji?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare the kidnapping of Maggie Rose to the Lindbergh kidnapping. How are they similar and different? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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