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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 courts has Adam petitioned for Sam?
2. What do Adam and Lee visit that is now abandoned and overgrown with weeds?
3. Who has Adam asked for assistance from as he moves forward with some ideas?
4. What does Governor McAllister have done in an effort to communicate with the voters?
5. Who has an intense desire to leave after the reading of the death warrant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Adam and Lee spend their weekend together, and what do they do on the weekend?
2. Both Lee and Adam have news for each other. What is the news they share with each other?
3. Where and how does Adam react, or want to react, when he sees Lee?
4. What was the purpose of Adam's trip to New Orleans?
5. Lee shares childhood memories with Adam. Lee shares the story of her brother, Eddie, and her grandfather, Sam, with Joe and Qunice Lincoln. Who are these people and how do they play such a vivid memory in Lee's past?
6. What leads Lee on another alcoholic binge?
7. How is Sam's last day a busy one?
8. Adam meets with Mr. Olander. Who is Mr. Olander, and what is the meeting about?
9. Explain how law students are helping to execute Adam's plan set up by Garner Goodman.
10. Describe Donnie and Sam's last time together.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the most influential groups of the time was the Ku Klux Klan. Who was a member of this organization? What are the views and beliefs of this organization that are challenged by this novel? What are some ways that this organization demonstrated to the public within the novel? Are these demonstrations good or bad? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Philip Naifeh and George Nugent are the superintendent and assistant superintendent, respectfully, of Parchman Prison. Each of these men holds a different stance toward running the prison and the execution process of death row inmates. What are the similarities and differences between these two individuals regarding how they run the prison, their organizational skills, the way they run the execution process, and the way they feel toward the execution process? Do inmates feel the same way toward these individuals? How can you tell? Give examples from the novel to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
As Adam continues in this case, he truly reflects on his beliefs, including the importance of family. However, Adam quickly wishes to find a scapegoat. Why does Adam wish to find a scapegoat, and how does Adam wish to find a scapegoat?
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