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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. When Ted deliberately delays his court appearances, he earns himself what?

2. Many young women come to Ted's trial in Miami. Why?

3. The author suggests that Ted does not live in what mental state?

4. Ted approaches Leslie Ann Parmenter in Jacksonville, Florida, but she gets away because who intervenes in Ted's plan to kidnap her?

5. What date is Ted executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before Ted is executed in 1989, what does he do?

2. Ted Bundy goes on an assaulting and killing spree the night of January 14, 1978. What evidence does he leave behind during his rampage?

3. When Ann learns of Ted's arrest in Florida, what does she think?

4. When Ted is charged with the attacks and murders of the Tallahassee women as well as the death of Kimberly Leach, how does he react? What does this show?

5. As of 1986, Ted Bundy has not yet been executed. Why is he still on Death Row?

6. Why is this part of the book that describes what happens in the year 1989 called "The Last Chapter"?

7. After Ted confesses on tape to 36 murders, why isn't he sent back to the state of Washington to face trial?

8. After telling the reader about Ted's sentence -- death by electric chair -- what does Ann admit about herself?

9. Why aren't Ted's crimes in Washington, Utah and Colorado brought up during the sentencing phase of Ted's trial?

10. Why does the state of Florida push for Ted to be tried for the murder of Kimberly Leach even though he has already received the death penalty for the other crimes committed in Tallahassee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ted's signature in his letters to Ann is always "ted". Analyze what this could be interpreted as meaning about his character, about his relationship with Ann and about his feelings.

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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