3. How far does the kidnapper run with the Lindbergh baby before burying him alive?
(a) Less than two miles.
(b) A little over four miles.
(c) Approximately three miles.
(d) Under one mile.

4. How long does Soneji think the anesthetic will keep the children unconscious?
(a) Ten hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Nine hours.
(d) Eleven hours.

5. What does Cross play on his front porch?
(a) A piano.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) The drums.
(d) A guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cross and his partner search, hoping to find someone who sold Soneji his disguise?

2. What do the police find when they answer a tip about a box buried in the ground?

3. The person receiving the ransom wants to leave with Cross and the money before what happens?

4. What room does the boy kidnap the Lindbergh baby from?

5. Where does Soneji go after he passes through the toll booths unnoticed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the introduction of the Lindbergh kidnapping at the beginning of the book suggest?

2. Why is it important that Cross knows about Soneji's background?

3. What was Gary's childhood like, according to Missy?

4. How does Gary convince many officials that he might truly have multiple personalities?

5. How does the author show the importance of Jezzie Flanagan?

6. During the part of the story where the ransom drop is taking place, what is one reason the reader might think that Soneji is not the mastermind of the kidnapping?

7. Why did Cross save Soneji from being shot to death by the sharpshooters?

8. What do Cross and Sampson find when they first arrive at the private school?

9. What does Cross find when he arrives, the first time, to interview Soneji at Lorton Federal Prison in Virginia?

10. What does Soneji think is funny when he drives through the toll booth?

(see the answer keys)

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