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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ted becomes interested in which woman after being spurned by his first love?
(a) Meg.
(b) Louise.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Freda.

2. For the most part, what narrative perspective is this book written in?
(a) Third person.
(b) Character voice.
(c) Multiple person.
(d) First person.

3. What former lover rejects Ted after he surprises her in San Francisco?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Freda.
(d) Meg.

4. How do Ted's relatives feel about his arrest?
(a) They are relieved that he has been discovered.
(b) They refuse to say anything to anyone, so no one can be sure.
(c) They do not find out about it because he keeps it from them.
(d) They support him and cannot believe he would be placed in jail.

5. When Ted calls Ann at the end of 1977 to wish her luck, he acts how?
(a) Sad.
(b) Calm.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Angry.

6. What type of school does Ted attend?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Management school.
(c) Law school.
(d) Detective school.

7. After visiting Ted, Ann has a dream that she is trying to get help for whom?
(a) An injured man.
(b) An injured mother.
(c) An injured puppy.
(d) An injured baby.

8. Why is the new law that Ted worked on and championed ironic?
(a) It allowed him to more easily stalk women.
(b) It closed all the Crisis Clinics.
(c) It stopped crime from happening on campuses.
(d) It penalized women who gave birth out of wedlock.

9. Ted complains about what item in his new prison?
(a) The boring books.
(b) The bad food.
(c) A dearth of activities.
(d) The lack of cigarettes.

10. After University of Washington student Georgann Hawkins disappears, two campus coeds recall seeing a man with what characteristic?
(a) A cast on his leg.
(b) Walking a dog.
(c) His arm in a sling.
(d) Wearing a trenchcoat.

11. 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.

12. Ted is able to convince a judge he needs what to help him prepare for his trial?
(a) New clothes and shoes.
(b) A stove and pantry.
(c) A desk and typewriter.
(d) Plants and exercise equipment.

13. When Ann finds out that Ted is the person who called her while she was in the hospital, she realizes what?
(a) That she is always on Ted's mind.
(b) That Ted wanted to find out what he should do.
(c) That Ted wanted to confess to her.
(d) That Ted loves her.

14. What type of items do the police believe they have found in Ted's car?
(a) Homemade weapons.
(b) Power tools.
(c) Burglary tools.
(d) Kidnapping devices.

15. Ted performs what heroic act during 1970?
(a) Rescues a drowning child.
(b) Enlists to go to Vietnam.
(c) Saves a man from a burning house.
(d) Performs life-saving CPR on an elderly woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ted's mother move across the country with him when he is a child?

2. Many witnesses in the vicinities of the murders report seeing what kind of vehicle?

3. What kind of a professional does Ann go to in order to help her feel less conflicted about writing her book?

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

5. What technique does the author use to quickly provide Ted's personal history and situation?

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