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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 is the only thing a prisoners has to read in the hole?

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

3. What is Helen not allowed while in the death house?

4. How does Partick try to kill himself?

5. What does Patrick say to LeBlanc?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Patrick's upbringing like?

3. Why does Helen refuse Colon's offer to write to another prisoner?

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

5. Why does the governor refuse to interfere with Patrick's execution?

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

7. What does Patrick do just before his death?

8. Why does Helen think Patrick says another to Mr. Borque?

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

10. What mistakes does Millard say Patrick's lawyer made?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lloyd LeBlanc feel it important to forgive Patrick? How does forgiving him so easily help him get over his daughter's death?

Essay Topic 2

What are the criticisms against Helen? Does Helen react to the criticisms in the right way? Why are people are so critical of Helen? Are any of the criticisms directed at her justified?

Essay Topic 3

What role does politics play in Death Row? How can it affect the person's sentence? How can politics be prevented in interfering in execution cases?

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