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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. Adam meets with Judge Slattery and a group of people, one of whom is the Governor of Mississippi. Who is the Governor of Mississippi?

2. At the meeting with Adam, what does Sam give him?

3. In what city is the law firm of Kravitz and Bane located?

4. What has been created in the place of Marvin Kramer's office?

5. In their meeting, what does Sam make clear to Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the visit Adam has with Sam when Adam brings up the name Wyn Lettner on the Monday after filing the petition in court?

2. How is Adam Hall related to Sam Cayhall?

3. Describe the relationship between Adam and his Aunt Lee.

4. Who is the only person who can truly stop Sam's execution, where is he located, and how can he stop the execution?

5. What type of home life did Adam have?

6. What is the exception to the rule about the recreational hour for the inmates outside?

7. Describe Marvin Kramer's life after the bomb blast.

8. Who was the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and what was his job?

9. The Ku Klux Klan decided to bomb Marvin Kramer's office as retaliation. What members of the Ku Klux Klan were involved in this bombing?

10. What did Adam find out about his petition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rollie Wedge, one of the Ku Klux Klan members associated with Sam and the Kramer office bombing, goes into hiding after the bombing and reemerges twice during the novel. Explain the two reappearances of Rollie Wedge in the novel. In your answer, be sure to include information such as where, when, to who, how, and why.

Essay Topic 2

There is a lot of symbolism in 'The Chamber'. Detail and explain the symbolism of Sam as a man in reference to his family and Sam as a prisoner. What does Sam do in the final chapters to display this symbolism?

Essay Topic 3

This novel takes place right in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's. Explain the Civil Rights Movement and how this movement affects and becomes the backdrop for the basis of 'The Chamber.' Explain how this movement is more extreme due to location. In other words, would this movement be more active in the northern United States or the southern United States? Why? Finally, explain how this movement affects the way one lives their life. You can use Marvin Kramer as an example to help you answer this question.

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