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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 do Jezzie and Cross try to go, and Cross gets into a fight?

2. Who is posted outside Devine's hotel room?

3. Who does Soneji take hostage after leaving Cross' house?

4. Why are Jezzie and Cross a controversial couple?

5. What is the job of Cross' friend that helps Cross get permission to hypnotize Murphy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Soneji escape from prison?

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

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

4. What is Devine pressuring Jezzie to do?

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

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

7. How does Cross use the press?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the mayor and the press. How are their actions towards Cross similar and different? Does one treat Cross more or less fairly than the other? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, answer the following question: Is it important to the story to know if Soneji/Murphy truly has multiple personality disorder?

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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