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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On June 7, 1977, Ted does what while being escorted out of the prison?
(a) Faints.
(b) Escapes.
(c) Gets into a fight.
(d) Breaks his leg.

2. Whom does the author meet at a Crisis Clinic in 1971?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Ann.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Ted.

3. Ted is arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah, by a patrolman who stops Ted because why?
(a) He is slowly cruising the patrolman's neighborhood.
(b) He gets into an accident and tries to drive away.
(c) He runs a red light.
(d) He is trying to lure girls into his car.

4. Carol DaRonch is one of Ted's only victims who...
(a) Is able to hurt him.
(b) Is in her 50s.
(c) Falls for his tricks.
(d) Gets away.

5. Why can't John Henry Browne defend Ted?
(a) Ted hasn't been charged in Washington.
(b) Ted and John never get the chance to talk.
(c) John believes Ted is guilty.
(d) John is Ted's brother-in-law.

6. What technique does the author use to quickly provide Ted's personal history and situation?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Foreshadowing.

7. Colorado police determine that they may have enough physical evidence from Ted's Volkswagon to charge Ted with what crime?
(a) Murder.
(b) Speeding.
(c) Burglary.
(d) Kidnapping.

8. After visiting Ted during his psychiatric evaluation period, Ann is convinced of what?
(a) The man she loves is Ted.
(b) The judge should have sentenced Ted to death.
(c) The police apprehended the right person.
(d) The authorities have the wrong man.

9. Ted writes to Ann in September and talks about doing what?
(a) Shaving his hair off.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Killing himself.
(d) Tattooing himself.

10. After reading about the attacks and abductions in Utah, who contacts the police to tell them that the perpetrator could be Ted?
(a) Ann.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Meg.
(d) Eleanor.

11. What kind of a professional does Ann go to in order to help her feel less conflicted about writing her book?
(a) A hypnotist.
(b) A therapist.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A physician.

12. How does the author break from her main narrative perspective at times?
(a) She includes poetry written by the victims' families.
(b) She includes information from Ted's mother.
(c) She includes fictional short stories to illustrate her theories.
(d) She includes conversations to which she could not have been privy.

13. Where does Ann meets Ted in 1973?
(a) At a local store.
(b) At a Christmas party.
(c) At a business function.
(d) At a restaurant.

14. When Ted returns to study law in Salt Lake City, Utah, his grades are what?
(a) Worse than ever.
(b) The best the school has seen.
(c) The author doesn't say.
(d) The same as they were before.

15. Ann moves where to write a screenplay?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Miami.
(d) Hollywood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Students on the same campus as missing student Susan Elaine Rancourt report being approached by a man with what particular attribute?

2. Ted and Stephanie meet at what institute of higher education?

3. What type of school does Ted attend?

4. After he is taken into the police station, who identifies Ted in a line-up?

5. What does Ann think is one of the strongest characteristics that Ted possesses?

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