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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. When Sam finally emerges to see Adam, what is his stare like?

2. What date is planned for Sam Cayhall's death?

3. What type of schools does Walt attend?

4. Sam is considered what on death row?

5. The prison has so many units; how must one get between them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the next meeting between Adam and Sam occur? What is the focus of the meeting?

2. How does Sam view Adam and his visit?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What is Adam wanting to see Sam for?

6. Where does Adam go when he leaves the prison?

7. How is Adam's trip to visit his grandfather received back at Kravitz and Bane?

8. Who is the child of Lee and Phelps Booth? Describe his childhood.

9. Where does Lee work? What work does she do there? Does she enjoy it? How can you tell?

10. At the meeting with Adam and Sam, Adam thinks aloud about his father and this sparks an interest in Sam. Why did the mention of Eddie, Adam's father and Sam's son, arouse curiosity in Sam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lee was once an alcoholic, but now is not. However, Lee has recently binged. What has caused Lee to relapse into drinking again? What does she do to try to cover up the fact that she has relapsed back to drinking? Is the relapse back to drinking related to Sam, her involvement with Adam, or for no particular reason? Give specific details from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the time that Sam was in prison, he had visitors. Name all of the people who came to visit Sam at the prison, listing any surprise visitors that Sam may have had. When did these people come to visit Sam in prison? Why do these people come to visit Sam?

Essay Topic 3

Adam finds out much about his family from Lee; however, he does not learn all of this information until the age of sixteen. Adam, through Lee, learns how much of a dysfunctional family he belongs to. Dysfunctional families affect each person differently, depending upon how close you are to the dysfunction. How does being a part of a dysfunctional family affect Lee? How does it affect Adam? Give examples from the novel that prove this.

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