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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. Since they do not have enough evidence to initially charge Ted with murder, on what charge are officials holding Ted?

2. After he flees Tallahassee and is apprehended, whom does Ted call at 3:00 a.m.?

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

4. How does Detective Parmenter know that the vehicle plate number he's given belongs to a vehicle in Leon County?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Ted is finally caught by a policeman while trying to escape in a stolen orange Volkswagon bug, he gives what name to police?

2. What charges are initially keeping Ted in prison in Pensacola?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What does Ted do during his sentencing phase after he is convicted of Kimberly Leach's murder?

7. Ted and Ann still correspond via letters while Ted is awaiting trial. How does Ted describe his state of mind to Ann in those letters?

8. Ted steals a license plate and a white Dodge van. What number on the license plate turns out to be significant and why?

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

10. During Ted's trials involving the Florida assaults and killings, what is the most damaging piece of evidence in the case against Ted Bundy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Make a detailed timeline of all the murders, abductions and attempted abductions attributed to Ted Bundy starting with Caryn Campbell. For each individual entry, add as many details about the case as possible. What do they seem to have in common aside from the fact that most of the women looked like Stephanie and were about the same age? Can you find any other commonalities?

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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