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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 Robert say the CIA assassinates?

2. What does Helen quote to Robert on the way to the execution chamber?

3. What are the results of the polygraph test?

4. Who warned the jury against sentencing Robert to life in prison?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Howard say he continued to accept the bribes?

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

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

4. What advice does John Croft give Helen and Millard about Robert's hearing?

5. How does Robert claim the police duped him?

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

7. What discrepancies does Helen find out about Robert's trial?

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

9. What does Helen lean about Faith's death in this section?

10. What controversial views does Robert view before his execution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 are the arguments for and against the death penalty? What are your own views on the death penalty?

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