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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. At what local bar is college-student Brenda Carol Ball last seen talking with a handsome man?

2. While he is incarcerated, Ted begins to chide Ann for her what?

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

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

5. The author suggests that Ted sees Meg and Ann as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Stephanie and Meg have in common?

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

3. The second case Ann is called upon to help investigate is that of Joni Lenz. What happened to Joni?

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

5. Why does Ted contact Ann after he is released in Salt Lake City?

6. Why does Ted Bundy change his name upon arriving in Tallahassee, Florida?

7. After Ted is released on bail in November of 1975, what does he do?

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

9. During the 1974 crime wave described by the author, all the girls that have gone missing, been attacked, or been found dead have what similar characteristics?

10. How do observers describe the man with whom the two young women (Janice Ott and Denise Naslund) who disappear from Lake Sammamish State Park are each last seen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even after Ann accepts that Ted is a serial killer, she still corresponds with him. Do you feel this shows strength or weakness on her part? Describe in detail what has lead you to this conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

There are many ironic aspects of Ted's life story. Write about three ironies of Ted's life, going into detail as to why you find a particular item ironic.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of manipulation repeats itself again and again through "The Stranger Beside Me". Discuss ways that people and events are manipulated during the following scenes/occurrences:

a) When Ted proposes to Carol Ann Boone in court.

b) When Ted continually asks for better food and law library access while imprisoned.

c) Ted's correspondence with Ann over the years.

d) The author and the reader.

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