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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of lifetime prisoner does Helen try to indicate Patrick would make?
(a) A moderate lifetime prisoner.
(b) A pleasant lifetime prisoner.
(c) An ideal lifetime prisoner.
(d) A model lifetime prisoner.

2. Who does Millard say is the answer to Patrick's situation?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The warden.
(c) The governor.
(d) Eddie.

3. Why does Patrick say his mother rarely comes to visit him?
(a) She is in prison.
(b) She suffers bad health.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She has no money.

4. What is the only thing a prisoners has to read in the hole?
(a) Prison rules.
(b) A Bible.
(c) Tourist guides.
(d) Song lyrics.

5. Who does Helen note cried at Patrick's execution?
(a) Millard.
(b) Quigley.
(c) Eddie.
(d) LeBlanc.

6. Who was Patrick's mother raised by?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

7. Who does Helen call a kindred spirit?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Lilian Flavin.
(d) Millard.

8. What does Prejean used to think nuns were not?
(a) Social workers.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Policemen.

9. Who does Patrick apologize to before he dies?
(a) Helen.
(b) His mother.
(c) The governor.
(d) LeBlanc.

10. Who does Prejean think she has betrayed by befriending Patrick?
(a) Her church.
(b) The victim's family.
(c) Herself.
(d) The victims.

11. What does Prejean say Pat's return letter brims with?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Energy.
(d) Loneliness.

12. What does Patrick say to LeBlanc?
(a) Eddie killed his son.
(b) He wants to take everything back.
(c) He killed his son.
(d) He has nothing to say.

13. What is the title of Albert Camus' essay on capital punishment?
(a) Innocent Children.
(b) Victims of Hypocrisy.
(c) Reflections on the Gullotine
(d) The Government's Mirror.

14. What does Helen tell Patrick he will leave life with if he says anything negative?
(a) Depression.
(b) Evil.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Nothingness.

15. Why does Helen think the governor has to go through with Patrick's execution?
(a) Because of the politcal situation.
(b) Because of Patrick's crimes.
(c) Because of media pressure.
(d) Because of the governor's personal preference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prejean say she once took for granted?

2. What does Prejean say people call the part of the city where the black people lived?

3. What is the name of Patrick's daughter?

4. Why does Patrick say he is so happy to be able to communicate with Prejean?

5. How does Prejean describe Pat's appearance 40 hours before his execution?

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