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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 did Robert order his mother to do at his sentencing?

3. What did Paul Phelps design?

4. Why does Robert say he admires Hitler?

5. What does Helen say she loved Patrick as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

3. How does Robert want to prove himself to his mother?

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

5. How does Paul Phelps excuse his role in Patrick's death?

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

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

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

9. How does Robert try to excuse his crime?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Why are Helen and Patrick so drawn to each other? What kind of relationship could they have had in the outside world?

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