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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 Helen tell Robert is her goal?

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

3. Who does Robert cry to in this section?

4. How is Vernon Harvey related to Faith?

5. What does Robert do as the guards put the hood over his head?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Robert say he can't understand about Helen?

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

4. How does Robert claim the police duped him?

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

6. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

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

8. Why does Helen liken the pardon hearing to a firing squad?

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

10. What does Helen say an eye for an eye means?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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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