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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 is Jezzie when she gives Cross Maggie's location?

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

3. Why are Jezzie and Cross a controversial couple?

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

5. What does Jezzie walk out to, after discovering someone in the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Cross use the press?

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

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

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

7. What does Cross' presence at Jezzie's death symbolize?

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

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

10. What is Devine pressuring Jezzie to do?

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 relationship between Cross and his partner to the relationship that Jezzie has with her agents. In what ways are these relationships similar? In what ways do the relationships reflect the main characters? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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