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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. How many guards escort Sam between cells?
2. Adam decides that visiting whose family would be a good idea?
3. How would Sam prefer to die rather than glorify his behavior?
4. Who recently flooded the lines with frequent calls?
5. Who comes to visit Sam for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Wyn Lettner come to visit Adam at his office?
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. How does Governor McAllister agree to clemency for Sam?
4. Explain Sam and his relationships with family members as his execution draws closer.
5. Who does Adam ask for assistance, and how does this person help Adam?
6. Both Lee and Adam have news for each other. What is the news they share with each other?
7. Explain the mental incompetence hearing for Sam in Jackson, and the decision.
8. Why does Adam believe it would be a good idea to visit Marvin Kramer's family?
9. Why does Lee disappear for an entire day and evening?
10. Where do Adam and Lee spend their weekend together, and what do they do on the weekend?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the most influential groups of the time was the Ku Klux Klan. Who was a member of this organization? What are the views and beliefs of this organization that are challenged by this novel? What are some ways that this organization demonstrated to the public within the novel? Are these demonstrations good or bad? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
One of Adam's personality characteristics is his vulnerability. Where do we see this personality trait of Adam's throughout the novel, and how do we start to see this vulnerability more towards the end of the novel? When do we see this vulnerability, and who witnesses this vulnerability? What contributes to this vulnerability? Is this hereditary? Give examples from the story to justify your answers.
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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