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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. In what month does Murphy's trial begin?

2. Who does Cross talk to about the information that Jezzie may be involved in Maggie's kidnapping.

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

4. Where does Cross take the information that Soneji gives him?

5. When Cross returns home from the Virgin Islands, where does his partner ask him to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one of Soneji's revelations to Cross when Cross goes back to see him after his conviction?

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

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

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

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

7. After Cross uses the press to get his way, what happens?

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

9. How does Soneji escape from prison?

10. How does Cross use the press?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, explain the role that race plays in the story. Is this a major or minor theme throughout the book?

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