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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Helen at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Her mother's house.
(b) Bourque's house.
(c) Le Blanc's house.
(d) Death row.

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

4. Why does Helen think Patrick does not apologize to Mr. Borgue?
(a) He has an unforgiving nature.
(b) He wants Patrick to die.
(c) He is too ashamed.
(d) He is guilty of his own crimes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helen note cried at Patrick's execution?

2. What does Helen tell Patrick he will leave life with if he says anything negative?

3. How does Partick try to kill himself?

4. Why does Patrick say his mother rarely comes to visit him?

5. What does Helen have to get out of the car to do as she leaves Death Row?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patrick's situation change on August 19?

2. What does Helen say she thinks about the pardon board in this section?

3. Why does meeting Patrick make Helen realize how lucky she has been?

4. What mistakes does Millard say Patrick's lawyer made?

5. What does Patrick say his and Eddie's plan was once they were arrested?

6. What does Helen state about the love between her and Patrick?

7. How does Helen force the prison to relax their rules on giving visitors food?

8. Why does Helen refuse Colon's offer to write to another prisoner?

9. What was Patrick's upbringing like?

10. Why does Millard think there are seldom rich people on Death Row?

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