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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary technique does the author use when telling about Ted's life in prison?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Plot twists.
(d) Irony.

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

3. What do the authorities do when they hear that Ted could be the perpetrator of the Utah crimes?
(a) They contact Ted and bring him to the police station for questioning.
(b) They start shadowing Ted.
(c) They ignore the lead.
(d) They follow up on the lead immediately.

4. While he is in prison, Ted is ordered to see a doctor because of what?
(a) His weight gain.
(b) His weight loss.
(c) His bad back.
(d) His constant cough.

5. Kenneth Misner and Chris Hagen are who?
(a) Boyfriends of Ted's next victims.
(b) Ted's new bosses.
(c) Ted's next victims.
(d) The names that Ted assumes while on the run.

6. Who watches Ann's encounter with Ted after he is released on bail?
(a) Seattle detectives.
(b) Ann's mother.
(c) Ted's mother.
(d) Meg.

7. Compared to the other prison, Ted describes his new prison in 1977 as what?
(a) A "Mickey Mouse Operation".
(b) An extremely tough prison.
(c) A "mom and pop" shop.
(d) A laid-back place.

8. After Ted becomes disenchanted with and resigns from the City of Seattle's Crime Prevention Advisory Commission, he enrolls where?
(a) University of Washington.
(b) Florida State University.
(c) University of Utah.
(d) University of Puget Sound.

9. When she finds out Ted is in prison, Ann is conflicted because why?
(a) She is contracted to write about the Washington murders but Ted is her friend.
(b) She doesn't want anyone to know that she is friends with a potential murderer.
(c) She has always been in love with Ted and she doesn't want to believe he's capable of murder.
(d) She is the one who put Ted in prison and she feels very guilty.

10. Katherine Murray Devine, a 15-year-old girl, is last seen in 1973 while doing what activity?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Running.
(c) Hitchhiking.
(d) Hiking.

11. After Ted is released on bail, he asks Ann to do what?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Get him a job.
(c) Have lunch with him.
(d) Write his biography.

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

13. After he is released on bail, Ted tells Ann that he is what?
(a) Innocent.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Hurt.

14. After visiting Ted, Ann continues her communications with Ted through what means?
(a) Letters.
(b) Face-to-face meetings.
(c) Post cards.
(d) Phone calls.

15. Ted shows no violence toward Ann when she tells him what?
(a) That she can no longer be assured of his innocence.
(b) That she doesn't want to write anymore.
(c) That she wishes she could live with him.
(d) That she hates Meg for turning him in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the new law that Ted worked on and championed ironic?

2. On January 28, 1977, Ted is taken to what prison?

3. What first name does Ted use to rent an apartment after he escapes from prison?

4. Whom do the police unceasingly question after Ted's arrest?

5. Ted becomes valued by other prisoners because of his what?

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