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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. When Cross tries to get in touch with Jezzie after the picture, where does he learn she went?
2. The Monday after Cross and Jezzie go to Jezzie's summer home, who is the first witness on the stand?
3. From where was the reporter from who got a picture of Jezzie and Cross at a hotel?
4. Who does Cross re-interview to find out more about the kidnapping of Maggie Rose once he becomes obsessed with finding her?
5. What is the reaction of the people in the courtroom after Murphy is convicted?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jezzie reveal when Cross takes her to a deserted island for the second time?
2. What is Devine pressuring Jezzie to do?
3. What does Cross refuse to do on the witness stand?
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. How does Cross use the press?
6. What does the prosecution do when they present the case against Soneji?
7. What is Soneji doing in Washington, D.C.?
8. Why does Soneji go after Devine to get the ransom money?
9. When the investigation into Maggie Rose is closed, and Cross goes back over the interviews, what does Cross discover about Soneji's possible accomplice?
10. What is the verdict in the Murphy/Soneji case?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using examples from the book, explain the role that race plays in the story. Is this a major or minor theme throughout the book?
Essay Topic 2
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.
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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