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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. What does Prejean say she once took for granted?

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

3. Why does Patrick say his mother rarely comes to visit him?

4. Why does Helen think the governor has to go through with Patrick's execution?

5. What does Prejean used to think nuns were not?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similar crimes were Eddie and Patrick accused of?

2. What was Patrick's upbringing like?

3. How does Lloyd LeBlanc make Helen question herself?

4. What memories does Patrick have of his father?

5. Why is Patrick in jail?

6. How does Helen say her views on Patrick's execution have changed since ten years ago?

7. What does Helen state about the love between her and Patrick?

8. How does Helen force the prison to relax their rules on giving visitors food?

9. Why does Millard think there are seldom rich people on Death Row?

10. What does Patrick do just before his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does Helen have with Robert? How does it affect her relationship with him?

Essay Topic 2

Why are Helen and Patrick so drawn to each other? What kind of relationship could they have had in the outside world?

Essay Topic 3

What are the arguments for and against the death penalty? What are your own views on the death penalty?

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