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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cross run into after he has testified and has left the courtroom?
(a) Mrs. Rose.
(b) Mr. Dunne.
(c) Mr. Goldberg.
(d) Mrs. Goldberg.

2. In what month do Cross and Jezzie take their first trip to the Virgin Islands?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

3. How long do Jezzie and Cross stay at the Virgin Islands the first time?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) A week.
(d) Five days.

4. While Jezzie and Cross are sleeping, what is burnt in Jezzie's front yard?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A cross.
(c) A car.
(d) An effigy.

5. Who is the surprise witness at the end of the day for the defense?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Murphy's wife.
(c) Murphy's daughter.
(d) Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cross returns home from the Virgin Islands, where does his partner ask him to go?

2. Who does Soneji believe took Maggie Rose?

3. When Cross learns Maggie's location, who does he take to get her?

4. The Monday after Cross and Jezzie go to Jezzie's summer home, who is the first witness on the stand?

5. Who shoots Soneji?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the investigation is closed, and Cross goes to talk to the Secret Service agents, why does he feel that they are hiding something?

2. After Cross uses the press to get his way, what happens?

3. What reinforces the suggestion that Soneji has had a partner in his deeds?

4. Why does Cross' grandmother warn him away from Jezzie?

5. What is one of Soneji's revelations to Cross when Cross goes back to see him after his conviction?

6. When the investigation into Maggie Rose is closed, and Cross goes back over the interviews, what does Cross discover about Soneji's possible accomplice?

7. What does Cross refuse to do on the witness stand?

8. How does Soneji escape from prison?

9. What is the verdict in the Murphy/Soneji case?

10. What does Jezzie reveal when Cross takes her to a deserted island for the second time?

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