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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 testifies at the mental incompetence hearing?
(a) Colonel Nugent.
(b) Doctor Swinn.
(c) Prison psychiatrist.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. What state is Carmen from?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Texas.
(c) Utah.
(d) California.

3. In Adam's petition, he claims that Sam is mentally incompetent to be executed. Who supports this?
(a) Judge Slattery.
(b) Dr. Swinn.
(c) Adam.
(d) Garner Goodman.

4. Where does Adam have to travel to present his argument regarding the ethics of the gas chamber?
(a) Greenville.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Memphis.

5. How many Eskimo pie ice cream desserts does Sam consume for his last dinner?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sam enjoy a visit from shortly before his execution?

2. What types of people are gathering outside of Parchman Prison?

3. Who does Adam find a note from on the counter when he arrives home?

4. Why is the place where Lee and Adam spent a weekend together at the beginning of Chapters 26-29 important to Lee?

5. Overall, how does Sam appear to Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sam's last day a busy one?

2. Lee shares childhood memories with Adam. Lee shares the story of her brother, Eddie, and her grandfather, Sam, with Joe and Qunice Lincoln. Who are these people and how do they play such a vivid memory in Lee's past?

3. What was the purpose of Adam's trip to New Orleans?

4. Why does Wyn Lettner come to visit Adam at his office?

5. Explain Sam and his relationships with family members as his execution draws closer.

6. Explain the mental incompetence hearing for Sam in Jackson, and the decision.

7. Who is Carmen and what does she see as she visits Sam for the first time?

8. Who is the other visitor that Sam has at the prison shortly after Adam leaves?

9. Adam meets with Mr. Olander. Who is Mr. Olander, and what is the meeting about?

10. Explain the preparations for Sam for the last two days prior to his execution.

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