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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the guards say they want nothing to with?
(a) Religion.
(b) The Pardon Board.
(c) The execution process.
(d) Murderers.

2. Where is Bill Quigley from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New Orleans.

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

4. Who arrives at Patrick's execution at the last moment?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Millard.
(c) Quigley.
(d) LeBlanc.

5. Who does Prejean say she once made fun of at a slumber party?
(a) A disabled boy.
(b) A bully.
(c) A fat girl.
(d) An anorexic girl.

6. What kind of animal does Patrick draw on the envelope?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A duck.

7. What do the red block letters spell out?
(a) Justice.
(b) Death Row.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Lifers.

8. What does Prejean claim scarcely exists in New Orleans?
(a) God.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Counselling.
(d) Medical care.

9. What kind of lifetime prisoner does Helen try to indicate Patrick would make?
(a) A model lifetime prisoner.
(b) A pleasant lifetime prisoner.
(c) A moderate lifetime prisoner.
(d) An ideal lifetime prisoner.

10. What does Patrick refuse from Helen before his death?
(a) Communion.
(b) Food.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) Forgiveness.

11. What does Patrick say to LeBlanc?
(a) Eddie killed his son.
(b) He wants to take everything back.
(c) He killed his son.
(d) He has nothing to say.

12. Who does Eddie say is guilty of the two teenagers' murders?
(a) Patrick.
(b) His mother.
(c) Himself.
(d) Louis LeBlanc.

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

14. What does Prejean say Patrick never talks about?
(a) Family.
(b) Death.
(c) Ex-girlfriends.
(d) His crime.

15. What does Patrick say he uses his footlocker for?
(a) Weightlifting.
(b) A table.
(c) Getting out his aggression.
(d) A notice board.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Patrick apologize to before he dies?

2. How does Patrick say he wants to talk to Helen?

3. What is Helen not allowed while in the death house?

4. Who did Patrick's previous lawyer fail to interview?

5. What does Prejean used to think nuns were not?

(see the answer keys)

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