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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen encourage Eddie to do in her letter to him?
(a) Ask for a parole hearing.
(b) Turn to God.
(c) Campaign for his brother.
(d) Make something of his time in prison.

2. What state was Prejean born in?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

3. Why does Patrick say he is so happy to be able to communicate with Prejean?
(a) He is bored.
(b) She gives good advice.
(c) She listens.
(d) He is lonely.

4. Why does Patrick say his mother rarely comes to visit him?
(a) She does not like him.
(b) She is in prison.
(c) She suffers bad health.
(d) She has no money.

5. What does Prejean say the Sonnier brothers are riddled with?
(a) Hate.
(b) Passion.
(c) Spontaneity.
(d) Contradictions.

6. Why does Patrick think the governor is under pressure to execute him?
(a) Louis LeBlanc has just passed away.
(b) Patrick's crime was particurly violent.
(c) Their is a campaign in support of Patrick's execution.
(d) The state has just executed two blacks.

7. What does Patrick imagine he screams as the guards drag him to the electric chair?
(a) Forgive me.
(b) No.
(c) I am innocent.
(d) Sorry.

8. How does Patrick say he wants to talk to Helen?
(a) Humorously.
(b) Deeply.
(c) Regularly.
(d) Religiously.

9. Who does Eddie write a letter to in Chapter 3?
(a) Bishop Ort.
(b) The warden.
(c) Sister Helen.
(d) The governor.

10. Who does Millard say is the answer to Patrick's situation?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The governor.
(c) The warden.
(d) Eddie.

11. What was the name of Vernon and Elizabeth Hardy's daughter?
(a) Jane.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Leigh.
(d) Faith.

12. Why does Helen think the governor has to go through with Patrick's execution?
(a) Because of the politcal situation.
(b) Because of Patrick's crimes.
(c) Because of media pressure.
(d) Because of the governor's personal preference.

13. What does Prejean used to think nuns were not?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Social workers.
(d) Politicians.

14. Why do the guard say they work on death row?
(a) They want to see justice done.
(b) They need a job.
(c) They enjoy it.
(d) They want to make the prisoners' last days tolerable.

15. What part of their body did the Heel String Gang slit?
(a) Their noses.
(b) Their Achilles heel.
(c) Their throats.
(d) Their eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Patrick's execution at the last moment?

2. What does Patrick leave to Helen in his will?

3. What has to happen for death by electric chair to be immediate?

4. Who does Helen call a kindred spirit?

5. What does Patrick write in the page of his Bible?

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