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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. Who does Prejean say she once made fun of at a slumber party?

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

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

4. What is the only thing a prisoners has to read in the hole?

5. Where does Kimellen travel to on Christmas Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Patrick angry about in this section?

3. What happens during Patrick's execution?

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

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

6. Why is Patrick in jail?

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

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

9. Why does Helen think Patrick heeds her word and not leaving life with hatred in his heart?

10. What does Helen point out about executions in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Patrick's motives for killing the couple? Would Patrick and his brother have committed such a crime if they were living in better circumstances? Does such a a crime deserves the electric chair?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Patrick barred from attending his own hearing? What difference would it have made if he attended? What kind of person do you think Patrick would have become if he was allowed to live?

Essay Topic 3

What are Prejean's views on capital punishment and crime at the beginning of the book? How do Prejean's views change to her views at the end of the book?

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