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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 does Cross take the information that Soneji gives him?

2. What does Soneji threaten Devine with to discover the location of the ransom money?

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

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

5. Who warns Cross away from a relationship with Jezzie?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the investigation is closed and Cross receives a call from Soneji, what does Soneji want?

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

3. Why is Jezzie sentenced to death?

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

5. Why does Soneji go after Devine to get the ransom money?

6. What is the verdict in the Murphy/Soneji case?

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

8. What does Cross refuse to do on the witness stand?

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

How does the story use empathy? What characters are empathetic, and to whom? What does empathy add to the story and to the characters? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Based on the entire novel, why do you think the author chose Jezzie to narrate the introductory material? What purpose would this serve? Would any other character have been more effective? How would using a different character alter the reader's perception of the story? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the character of Jezzie before her last trip to the Islands with Cross and after the trip. In what ways is the character the same and different? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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