The Executioner's Song Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Executioner's Song Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gary's first date since being out of prison?
(a) Lu Ann
(b) Jessie
(c) Brenda
(d) Nicole

2. What does Vern easily beat Gary at, which causes him to feel a little less than a man?
(a) Arm wrestling
(b) Blackjack
(c) Euchre
(d) Poker

3. How often does the drug Grace blames for Gary's actions have to be used in order to be an effective chemical restraint?
(a) Every day
(b) Every two hours
(c) Every hour
(d) Once a week

4. Campbell says that while suicide is a sin, paying for your sins with ______________ would not necessarily be wrong.
(a) Money
(b) Just punishment
(c) Time in jail
(d) Intentional suicide

5. Who thinks Gary might have been the trigger man in the gas station murder?
(a) Alex
(b) Peter
(c) Mont Court
(d) Nicole

6. Gary has to swallow the indignity of __________ as there are no concrete curbs that need smashing at the time.
(a) His lack of sexual experience
(b) Poor manners
(c) Ignorance
(d) Impotence

7. What does Gary offer to Brenda as he knows they are going through tough times?
(a) A gun
(b) $50
(c) A Bible
(d) His truck

8. In the fight between Gary and Peter, who is the eventual winner?
(a) Vern steps in and breaks it up
(b) Neither
(c) Gary
(d) Peter

9. What kind of shop does Spencer McGrath run which is where Gary eventually gets another job?
(a) Insulation
(b) Oil change
(c) Shoe repair
(d) Convenience

10. Gary writes in a letter that he thinks ____________ might return him to the world a happier person.
(a) Revenge
(b) Reincarnation
(c) Drugs
(d) Freedom

11. In what city does Nicole live with her two small children?
(a) Provo
(b) Spanish Fork
(c) Salt Lake City
(d) Portland

12. What kind of execution does Gary prefer, according to his statement to the judge when asked about his choice of manner of death?
(a) Lethal injection
(b) Hanging
(c) Electric chair
(d) Shooting

13. What color is the pickup truck that Gary desires?
(a) White
(b) Red
(c) Black
(d) Green

14. What is the profession of Grace McGinnis?
(a) Motel worker
(b) Schoolteacher
(c) Bank teller
(d) Nun

15. What is the less embarrassing topic Nicole decides to talk about instead of talking about when she first had sex?
(a) Pet raccoon
(b) Favorite color
(c) Magazines
(d) Her children

Short Answer Questions

1. Gary Gilmore might end up in Oregon, but where was he born?

2. What did Dr. Wesley Weissart diagnose Gary with when he was at Oregon State Penitentiary?

3. Who does Nicole talk to when she says she has met someone she is spiritually tied to?

4. What do Sterling and Gary talk about a lot as they work in Vern's shop?

5. What does Gary assume Nicole will do once he is dead?

(see the answer keys)

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