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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. Ann hears about the Florida murders but doesn't think it's Ted. Why not?

2. Ted's Florida trials begin in the middle of what year?

3. Ted sends Ann a letter asking her to send his wife what?

4. What date is Ted executed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Knowing that Ann has received notoriety for a book about his crimes, what does Ted demand of her?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. What recreational activities does Ted enjoy after he escapes to Tallahassee? Why are these significant?

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

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

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

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 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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