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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. The abduction and murder of Caryn Campbell in January, 1975, takes place at what Colorado establishment?

2. What does Ann think is one of the strongest characteristics that Ted possesses?

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

4. Carol DaRonch is lured into a vehicle by a man who tells her that he is a what?

5. Even though he is in prison, Ted is escorted to what building several times a week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ted Bundy is convicted of aggravated kidnapping in early January 1976. He is sent to jail and writes many letters to Ann. What are the themes of most of those letters?

2. After being transferred to the Garfield County Jail, Ted makes a few requests to the judge and receives what items and privileges?

3. Meg Anders starts to suspect that her boyfriend, Ted Bundy, could be the serial killer who is on the loose. What does she do?

4. Ted is given three months' worth of psychiatric tests. Why does he seem to be confident about the outcome of those tests?

5. What are the three distinct personalities Ann believes Ted possesses?

6. Why does Ted believe he is valued among the other prisoners at Utah State Prison?

7. When Ted is placed in Pitikin County Jail, he refers to it as a "Mickey Mouse operation". Why does he use this term?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons have you learned from reading "The Stranger Beside Me" in terms of your own personal safety? Write down at least five and discuss how you will use those lessons to keep yourself as safe as possible.

Essay Topic 2

When animals are caged for long periods of time, they can become angrier or more docile. Draw an analogy between Ted and an animal that has become trapped in a cage. When does Ted seem resigned? When does he seem frustrated or enraged?

Essay Topic 3

Ted Bundy lived and died in the last century. How might his story have been viewed by people today if he had lived a long time ago, such as during the Middle Ages? Do you believe that he would receive more, less, or the same amount of sympathy? Do you think he would have been revered? Do you think his story would have been amplified or changed?

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