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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Eight and Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Robert say you never see on Death Row?
(a) Civil servants.
(b) Asians.
(c) Women.
(d) Rich people.

2. What does Helen say a mother knows about her child?
(a) What is in his heart.
(b) His deepest thoughts.
(c) What's in his smile.
(d) What he is capable of.

3. Why does Vernon say he stopped himself from killing Robert?
(a) He can't bring himself to feel hate.
(b) He feared he would also hurt innocent people.
(c) He wanted Robert to suffer on death row.
(d) He didn't think Robert was worth his energy.

4. What does Prejean say people call the part of the city where the black people lived?
(a) Nigger town.
(b) Africa.
(c) Color city.
(d) Negro village.

5. What is the title of Albert Camus' essay on capital punishment?
(a) Reflections on the Gullotine
(b) Innocent Children.
(c) The Government's Mirror.
(d) Victims of Hypocrisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the jury warned against sentencing Robert to life?

2. What does the U.S. call the Contras?

3. What does Robert have to wear during the execution?

4. What is Liz Scott's job?

5. Who does Helen call a kindred spirit?

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