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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. What did Gary do when he was in jail in order to get more privacy and solitude?
(a) Ask to be put into solitary
(b) Attempt suicide
(c) Volunteer
(d) Go to the hospital wing

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

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

4. Who does Gary contact so he has a place to stay and a job when he gets out of prison?
(a) Brenda
(b) Bessie
(c) Ida
(d) Vern

5. What does Gary accidentally do while trying to dispose of the murder weapon?
(a) Lets the gun go off in the air
(b) Shoots Nicole
(c) Shoots a police car
(d) Shoots himself in the hand

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Gary's court process take, including the day for jury selection?

2. What convinces Nicole to take Gary back, even though it is presumed he doesn't mean a word of it?

3. Who makes the short argument for leniency for Gary, even though no one expects it to actually work?

4. Who does Gary meet at Nicole's mother's house before heading out on his killing spree?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people have to say about Gary's talents as an artist?

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

3. Describe the state of April, Nicole's sister, when Gary finds her at Nicole's mother's house.

4. Why has Gary begun to hate his Mustang and to begin to look for an alternative car?

5. What does Peter see that causes him to talk to Ida about his findings?

6. Why is Gary's case the case of a lifetime for Esplin and Snyder?

7. What is the new object of Gary's automobile desires?

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

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

10. What does Nicole pride herself on at the time when she meets Gary?

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