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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 was Patrick's mother raised by?

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

3. Where is Eddie not allowed to go to on the day of Patrick's funeral?

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

5. What is Helen not allowed while in the death house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Patrick angry about in this section?

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

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

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

8. What memories does Patrick have of his father?

9. What happens during Patrick's execution?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do people on Death Row live? Why does Helen claim the worse thing about Death Row is the waiting? How do people in general cope with Death Row?

Essay Topic 2

How does not forgiving Robert for the death of his daughter affect Vernon's life? What do you think will happen to Vernon if he doesn't learn to forgive Robert?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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