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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. Where is Eddie not allowed to go to on the day of Patrick's funeral?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The church.
(c) The wake.
(d) The hearing.

2. Who was Patrick's mother raised by?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. Where was Patrick's first job?
(a) In a law office.
(b) In a film studio.
(c) On oil rigs.
(d) On a construction site.

4. What did Patrick serve time for in 1968?
(a) GBH.
(b) Stealing a truck.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Breaking and entering.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Prejean claim she once tortured?

3. Why do the guard say they work on death row?

4. What was the name of Vernon and Elizabeth Hardy's daughter?

5. What is the title of Albert Camus' essay on capital punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similar crimes were Eddie and Patrick accused of?

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

3. Why does the governor refuse to interfere with Patrick's execution?

4. Why does Helen think Patrick says another to Mr. Borque?

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

6. What memories does Patrick have of his father?

7. What happens during Patrick's execution?

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

9. What is Patrick angry about in this section?

10. What is Helen's opinions of Patrick after her first visit with him?

(see the answer keys)

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