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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. On what morning does the prison warden wake up with chest pain?
2. Who is the assistant superintendent at Parchman Prison?
3. Who does Adam find a note from on the counter when he arrives home?
4. Who has Adam asked for assistance from as he moves forward with some ideas?
5. This news of resurfacing of someone (or others) means what for Adam?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how law students are helping to execute Adam's plan set up by Garner Goodman.
2. What was the purpose of Adam's trip to New Orleans?
3. 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?
4. How does Sam prepare for death after the decision from the hearing?
5. Explain the preparations for Sam for the last two days prior to his execution.
6. Why does Wyn Lettner come to visit Adam at his office?
7. What happens to the prison warden, and how does it affect Sam's execution?
8. Who is the other visitor that Sam has at the prison shortly after Adam leaves?
9. How is Sam preparing for his execution?
10. Who does Adam ask for assistance, and how does this person help Adam?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
'The Chamber' conveys many forms of foreshadowing. Pick one foreshadowing event, explain it in detail, and explain how it fits into the entire novel. What would happen if the foreshadowing event did not come to reality? How would that change your particular event within the story?
Essay Topic 2
Philip Naifeh and George Nugent are the superintendent and assistant superintendent, respectfully, of Parchman Prison. Each of these men holds a different stance toward running the prison and the execution process of death row inmates. What are the similarities and differences between these two individuals regarding how they run the prison, their organizational skills, the way they run the execution process, and the way they feel toward the execution process? Do inmates feel the same way toward these individuals? How can you tell? Give examples from the novel to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
One of Adam's petitions to the court was regarding the ethics behind using the gas chamber as the mode of execution for Sam. Based on the information given in the story, do you think Adam has a particular mode of execution that he believes would be better for Sam? If he does, what type of execution mode does Adam believe is better? Give specific examples from the story to prove your thoughts and answer.
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