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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen say executions encourage?
(a) More crime.
(b) Fear.
(c) Paranoia.
(d) Vigilantes.

2. What was Howard Marcellus convicted of in 1991?
(a) Leaking secrets.
(b) Accepting bribes.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Fraud.

3. Who does Howard say was aware of his bribes?
(a) The prison guards.
(b) The prisoners.
(c) The governor.
(d) The warden.

4. Why does Robert say it is hard for him to sympathize with the victim's parents?
(a) They have upset his mother.
(b) They are guilty of their own crimes.
(c) They are trying to kill him.
(d) They have spread lies about him.

5. What is Liz Scott's job?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An author.

6. What bad news does Robert receive in November?
(a) His execution is put forward a month.
(b) He is denied a new trial.
(c) His brother passes away.
(d) His mother passes away.

7. What does Helen think people are hiding behind concerning Patrick's death?
(a) Religion.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Duty.
(d) Law.

8. What does Helen say she loved Patrick as?
(a) A cousin.
(b) A human.
(c) A husband.
(d) A brother.

9. What did Paul Phelps design?
(a) The White House.
(b) The modern execution process.
(c) Death row.
(d) The electric chair.

10. What does one letter say nuns know nothing about?
(a) The world.
(b) Fun.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Justice.

11. What does Robert say he would be willing to do if someone killed young children?
(a) Talk to the families.
(b) Pull the switch.
(c) Stand up for their rights.
(d) Act as their lawyer.

12. What does Robert say he couldn't imagine a life without?
(a) Sex.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Violence.

13. What does Don say will skew the results of the phonograph test?
(a) Cold air.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Emotional stress.
(d) Nervous energy.

14. What does Robert claim was his role in killing Faith?
(a) He ripped off her clothes.
(b) He tied her up.
(c) He held her hands down.
(d) He stabbed her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the guards do to Robert's jeans before he is executed?

2. What does Robert think his mother can't handle?

3. What is the name of Faith Hathaway's mother?

4. What does Robert ask Helen if she misses?

5. What begins on October 26?

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