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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. Where did Herman tell the police officers Willie's gun was?

2. How many children does Cheryl have?

3. What facility was Willie first confined in?

4. What was the psychiatric staff convinced of about Willie?

5. Who helped Butch escape from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Butch major in?

2. What does the Epilogue demonstrate about prisons?

3. Who did Butch meet in 1970?

4. What did the Bellevue staff conclude about Willie in Part III, Chapter 10?

5. What did the detective, Patrick Dugan, reveal?

6. What did Laura insist when Willie was sent home?

7. Why did Willie believe he beat the system?

8. Who was Rose Niles?

9. What did Willie believe about a social compact?

10. What did Butch work towards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Fox Butterfield's statements in the Epilogue and determine whether or not prisons are a deterrent for crime.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Pud and James with Butch and Willie, focusing on the similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Willie's time in the juvenile system and prison with the time his father spent in the system.

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