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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grant not believe in?
(a) Prayer
(b) God
(c) Capital punishment
(d) An afterlife

2. Jefferson says in his journal that God only helps ____________.
(a) Poor people
(b) White people
(c) Rich people
(d) Black people

3. Who does Grant dedicate the Christmas program to?
(a) Miss Emma
(b) Grope
(c) Jefferson
(d) Vivian

4. Bonin says that ___________ was a great teacher for Jefferson.
(a) Miss Emma
(b) Grant
(c) Reverend Ambrose
(d) Tante Lou

5. Who does Grant bring to visit Jefferson?
(a) Irene
(b) Vivian
(c) His students
(d) Inez

6. Who asks Grant to talk to Reverend Ambrose?
(a) Tante Lou
(b) Vivian
(c) Jefferson
(d) Miss Emma

7. What moves through the town, causing people to become anxious and nervous?
(a) A heavy rain
(b) The truck carrying the electric chair
(c) A stranger in black
(d) An unnatural fog

8. Grant suggests that Bonin tell his students about Jefferson's ________.
(a) Sense of humor
(b) Smile
(c) Courage
(d) Execution

9. What did Joe Claiborne knock Grant unconscious with?
(a) A brick
(b) A bottle
(c) His hand
(d) A gun

10. Grant tells Jefferson to be a ________ and more than a ________ to Miss Emma.
(a) Friend, godson
(b) god fearing man, black man
(c) strong person, coward
(d) son, stranger

11. Bonin is deeply sorry for what happened, and asks for Grant's ________.
(a) Forgiveness
(b) Marble
(c) Friendship
(d) Notebook

12. Who serves Grant a drink as he waits for Vivian to arrive?
(a) Inez
(b) Thelma
(c) Joe Claiborne
(d) Irene

13. What seems to be the reason for Grant's better mood?
(a) A new job
(b) The Christmas season
(c) Miss Emma's kind words
(d) Jefferson's mood

14. Does Jefferson speak with the other prisoners?
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) Bonin isn't sure
(d) Sometimes

15. Grant's involvement with Jefferson has greatly affected his ____________ with Vivian.
(a) Relationship
(b) Attitude
(c) Honesty
(d) Sexual performance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Emma tell Jefferson she wants for him?

2. What does Jefferson call Vivian?

3. What does Jefferson want now because he doesn't think he had enough when he was growing up?

4. When is the actually execution date for Jefferson?

5. What does Reverend Ambrose open with at the program?

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