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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 Sarah Jacoby urge in her writings?

2. Who warned the jury against sentencing Robert to life in prison?

3. What was Faith leaving to join the day after her murder?

4. What does Helen say everybody involved in the execution process does?

5. How is Vernon Harvey related to Faith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What controversial views does Robert view before his execution?

2. How does Robert claim the police duped him?

3. What advice does John Croft give Helen and Millard about Robert's hearing?

4. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

5. Why does Helen liken the pardon hearing to a firing squad?

6. What are the new attitudes surrounding women and death row inmates?

7. How does Paul Phelps excuse his role in Patrick's death?

8. Why does the warden question Helen before Robert's death?

9. How does Robert want to prove himself to his mother?

10. What does Helen learn from the newspaper account of Robert's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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