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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 has Gary already willed to others?

2. Who is the warden at Utah State Penitentiary that tries to keep all of the reporters out, although he lets Boaz in?

3. Who turns out to have been working undercover for several government agencies?

4. What is State Patrolman Jerry Scott called in to do in regards to Gary's body?

5. What kind of car does the answer to #98 drive, although it is in danger of being repossessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Gary eat pizza along with the other friends of his when they visit in the prison?

2. What happens to Nicole after she is released from the state hospital?

3. What does Schiller realize when he is already inside the prison's fence?

4. What happens to Nicole after she ingests the very large dose of Seconal?

5. Why are Sam Smith, the Warden, and other officials looking over the laws?

6. What does Gary find out about his old cellmate from Utah County Jail in Provo?

7. What does Earl Dorius find out in a phone call the night before Gary's execution?

8. Why does the Warden allow Boaz to interview Gary?

9. What gives Schiller a leg up in the competition to get the rights to Gary's story?

10. What does Gary say when asked if he went into the motel and the service station to kill someone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One's image of themselves seems to spurn on that person's actions as well.

Part 1: How does Nicole see herself? What actions does she take as a result of this self image?

Part 2: How does Gary see himself? What actions does he take as a result of his self image?

Part 3: Would changing one's self image change one's actions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

While Gary seems to have had some rough times in his life, he also seems willing to make changes as needed.

Part 1: Describe what Gary does after his first prison term to begin a new life in a positive direction.

Part 2: What are some of the ways Gary sabotages his future?

Part 3: Why do you think Gary doesn't stick on the positive path he began?

Essay Topic 3

The presence of sex in this story seems to be truly 'sex' rather than the idea of making love.

Part 1: Why does Nicole use sex during this story? What does it seem to provide for her?

Part 2: How does Gary use sex in this story? What does he seem to get in return?

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about sex and its relationship to violence?

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