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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Patrick's daughter?

3. Who was Patrick's mother raised by?

4. What part of their body did the Heel String Gang slit?

5. Who does Patrick apologize to before he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patrick do just before his death?

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

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

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

5. What was Patrick's upbringing like?

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

7. What memories does Patrick have of his father?

8. What problems does Helen have with the priest who interviews her before she visits Patrick?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lloyd LeBlanc feel it important to forgive Patrick? How does forgiving him so easily help him get over his daughter's death?

Essay Topic 3

What was Helen's upbringing? How does Helen's upbringing differ from Robert's and Patrick's? How is a person's upbringing responsible for the person he/she becomes?

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