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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ted gets what sentence for Kimberly Leach's murder?
(a) Time off for good behavior.
(b) Death.
(c) He is never sentenced.
(d) Life imprisonment.

2. Ann hears about the Florida murders but doesn't think it's Ted. Why not?
(a) She thinks he couldn't be in Florida.
(b) She thinks he wouldn't jeopardize his freedom.
(c) She thinks he could never have killed anyone to begin with.
(d) She thinks he must be dead.

3. Why does Ted consider plea bargaining to a lesser charge than first degree murder?
(a) To avoid the death penalty.
(b) To punish himself.
(c) To get a new trial.
(d) To ensure a jury trial.

4. Judge Edward D. Cowart is known for what?
(a) His leniancy on criminals.
(b) His strong personality.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His love of lawyers.

5. Twelve-year-old Kimberly Diane Leach is last seen with an angry man in what kind of vehicle?
(a) A white Volkswagon bug.
(b) A white van.
(c) A white truck.
(d) A white Cadillac.

6. The state of Florida pushes for Ted to be tried for whose murder, despite his sentence?
(a) Carol Ann Boone.
(b) Kimberly Leach.
(c) Ann Rule.
(d) Wallace Jopling.

7. As the crimes in Florida increase, Ann becomes convinced of what?
(a) Ted's guilt.
(b) Ted's love.
(c) Ted's loneliness.
(d) Ted's innocence.

8. How is Ted categorized by the court system?
(a) As a sociopath.
(b) As a psychic.
(c) As an insane individual.
(d) As a social misfit.

9. As the trial nears its end, Ann realizes what?
(a) Ted will eventually kill himself.
(b) Ted is likely to be in prison forever.
(c) Ted will be victorious.
(d) Ted will die for his crimes.

10. After he flees Tallahassee and is apprehended, whom does Ted call at 3:00 a.m.?
(a) Ann.
(b) His mother.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Meg.

11. At the beginning of Ted's Florida murder trials, he and his defense team perform how?
(a) They admit to Ted's guilt.
(b) They win over the judge almost immediately.
(c) They demolish the prosecution.
(d) They stumble due to lack of experience.

12. Ted runs away from Tallahassee to what city?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Miami.
(d) Los Angeles.

13. What does Ted do that stuns the courtroom crowd in his last murder trial?
(a) He gets married to Meg.
(b) He gets married to Carol.
(c) He gets married to Ann.
(d) He gets married to Stephanie.

14. Ted stays alive because he keeps receiving what?
(a) New murder trials.
(b) Stays of execution.
(c) Offers from defense lawyers.
(d) Hung juries.

15. Since they do not have enough evidence to initially charge Ted with murder, on what charge are officials holding Ted?
(a) Kidnapping and stealing.
(b) Loitering and burglary.
(c) Theft and fraud.
(d) Forgery and robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author believe Ted's murders in Florida are so vicious?

2. After finding out that the man they have captured is Ted Bundy, investigators discover what?

3. Nita Neary arrives home and sees who running out of the house?

4. On the night of February 11, 1978, a policeman catches Ted doing what?

5. After writing "The Stranger Beside Me", the author has become a what?

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