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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 does Robert say he wants to go out wearing?

2. Why does Robert say he signed a confession?

3. Where was Faith's body discovered?

4. What did Joseph do to the young man he and Robert kidnapped?

5. Who does Robert say you never see on Death Row?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How have Elizabeth and Vernon's life been difficult since the death of Faith?

4. How does Robert try to excuse his crime?

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

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

7. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

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

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

10. What does Howard say was his role as a team player?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How have Patrick's crimes affected the victim's families? Why does Patrick only apologize to Lloyd LeBlanc? What help is there for such families? How important is to to forgive?

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