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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gary meet at Nicole's mother's house before heading out on his killing spree?
(a) Brenda
(b) April
(c) Bessie
(d) Nicole

2. Who does Nicole talk to when she says she has met someone she is spiritually tied to?
(a) Julie
(b) Sue
(c) Rikki
(d) Brenda

3. What is also special about Gary's case that makes it something that should be perfect for prime time coverage too?
(a) Death penalty
(b) Mutliple murders
(c) Execution style murders
(d) He doesn't plead innocent

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the loud and comical item Gary wears that makes him stand out in a crowd?

2. Who insists Gary is trying to kill them, so they press charges against Gary?

3. What does Gary accidentally do while trying to dispose of the murder weapon?

4. Much of the appeals process is ______, requiring little participation on the part of the convict.

5. Who is the doctor at the state mental hospital who is evaluating Gary during his prison sentence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nicole taken off of Gary's visiting list at the prison, although she is eventually reinstated?

2. Describe how Gary acts as a worker at Vern's shop.

3. What does Cline Campbell have to say about Gary's decision to let the state kill him?

4. What are some of the good times Bessie and Gary shared between his prison sentences?

5. Describe the character of Peter Galovan, a character who emerges in Book 1, Part 3.

6. Describe the nature of Nicole's first marriage.

7. What is one of the first signs in the book that Gary might have feelings for younger girls?

8. What is the coincidence that makes Nicole think she and Gary are somehow connected by the universe when they first meet?

9. What does Sterling attribute to causing the bond between himself and Gary?

10. Why does Grace McGinnis eventually sever ties with Bessie and her clan?

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