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

2. The day after Ted's call to Ann in 1977, he does what?

3. When Ann finds out that Ted is the person who called her while she was in the hospital, she realizes what?

4. Ted's escape adds how many years to his punishment?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The last time 15-year-old Katherine Merry Devine was seen alive, she was doing what?

2. After the murders stop in Utah, how and where do they restart?

3. After the disappearances of Janice Ott and Denise Naslund, why does Ann begin to suspect that her friend, Ted Bundy, could be the man who has been abducting and murdering young women?

4. Although detectives establish a pattern among the murders and murder/assault victims (e.g., Katherine Merry Devine, Joni Lenz, Linda Ann Healy), they entertain many different theories as to who the killer(s) could be. What are three of their thoughts?

5. After Ted is caught by officials following his escape from the law library in Aspen, what are three things that happen that throw him into a tailspin of depression and anxiety?

6. At what point in Ted's life do the chapters about Ted escaping from Garfield County Jail and running away from the law begin?

7. Why does the author believe that Ted breaks off his engagement with Stephanie?

8. When Ann runs into Ted during a Christmas party in 1973, whom does he introduce as his girlfriend? Why is this an interesting fact in terms of the story?

9. Why is Ted pulled over by a policeman while driving in Salt Lake City? What are the results of this incident?

10. How does Ted manage to escape from the law library in Aspen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It can be difficult for most people to "get into the mind" of a serial killer like Ted Bundy. Talk about what makes it so difficult to understand Ted's actions from any of the following perspectives:

a) From a logical standpoint.

b) From an emotional standpoint.

c) From a societal/cultural standpoint.

d) From a romantic standpoint.

e) From an intellectual standpoint.

Essay Topic 2

Imagine if Ted Bundy had written his own book. What do you think it would have been titled? How would he choose to describe his killings and attacks? What types of storytelling techniques do you think he would employ?

Essay Topic 3

Ann makes excuses for Ted's sociopathic behavior throughout the book, most notably explaining her theory that he has three different personalities. From your perspective as someone who has read the book, how do you feel her theory might have colored the way she told Ted's story? Do you think it is possible for a person in Ann's position to provide readers with a truly objective look at someone like Ted Bundy?

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