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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen quote to Robert on the way to the execution chamber?
(a) Robert's favorite poem.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The execution laws.

2. What does Robert do as the guards put the hood over his head?
(a) Winks at Helen.
(b) Spits at a guard.
(c) Screams his innocence.
(d) Laughs.

3. Why was the jury warned against sentencing Robert to life?
(a) He has a young family.
(b) He might be granted parole in the future.
(c) He is sorry for his actions.
(d) He did not commit the crime alone.

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

5. What does Robert have to wear during the execution?
(a) A gum guard.
(b) A diaper.
(c) A plastic hat.
(d) A brace.

6. What does Helen say people quote as grounds to keep the death penalty?
(a) You get what you ask for.
(b) A tooth for a tooth.
(c) An eye for an eye.
(d) What comes around, goes around.

7. What did Robert order his mother to do at his sentencing?
(a) Find a man.
(b) Dry up.
(c) Go home.
(d) See the priest.

8. What does Robert ask Helen if she misses?
(a) Seeing Patrick.
(b) Having a man.
(c) Having children.
(d) Having money.

9. What program is Helen involved in at Hope House?
(a) The adult education program.
(b) The orphange program.
(c) The foster care program.
(d) The teenage drug program.

10. What political figure does Prejean ask Robert if he admires?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Stalin.

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

12. What are the results of the polygraph test?
(a) Robert is lying.
(b) Robert is telling the truth.
(c) Inconclusive.
(d) Complete innocence.

13. Where was Faith's body discovered?
(a) A river.
(b) A lake.
(c) A cave.
(d) A mountainside.

14. What is the name of the prison built to replace Alcatraz?
(a) Marion.
(b) Eagle Landing.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Hunniford.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vernon say he stopped himself from killing Robert?

2. What does Helen think people are hiding behind concerning Patrick's death?

3. What did Howard Marcellus used to chair?

4. What does Helen say Robert's mother's tears speak louder than?

5. Who does Howard say was aware of his bribes?

(see the answer keys)

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