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

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

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

4. Who does Millard select to help with Robert's case?
(a) Peter Jones.
(b) Fred Yearly.
(c) John Croft.
(d) John Thomas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the U.S. call the Contras?

2. What does Robert ask Helen if she misses?

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

4. What does the newspaper report say Robert had called the judge?

5. Why does Robert say he signed a confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert claim the police duped him?

2. How does Robert try to excuse his crime?

3. How does Helen support her involvement in Patrick's execution?

4. What are the new attitudes surrounding women and death row inmates?

5. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

6. Why does Robert say he admires the Aryan Brotherhood?

7. Why does the warden question Helen before Robert's death?

8. Why does Helen think that there needs to be restraint when it comes to revenge?

9. What do the public think about Helen's involvement in Patrick's execution?

10. What does Helen say about moral codes and the death penalty in this section?

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