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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 children does Jackie Bell have?
2. What is the name of the doctor that Joe, Florry, and Stella speak to in Chapter 12?
3. In Chapter 16 during the first deliberations, how many jurors cannot bring themselves to vote in favor of death for Pete?
4. How many black men watch Pete's execution from the balcony?
5. When was the house built that Pete and Florry knew as children?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the jail area like where Pete is incarcerated?
2. What dissension is there when the grand jury is convened in Chapter 7?
3. Who start arriving before Pete's execution and why?
4. How did Pete and Liza meet?
5. In Chapter 6, what would the Japanese do if they found anything from Japan when they searched their prisoners, and why did they act that way?
6. In Chapter 5, what does Florry take to Pete at the jail?
7. Who is in the church when Pete kills Reverend Bell, and what does Pete do when he sees him?
8. Where do Joel and Stella meet in Chapter 11, and where are they going?
9. Who is Ernie Dowdle, and what is his job?
10. How is the burying of Bell handled?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is a strong bond between military men. What bond is there between men who serve together in combat? What loyalty results from the bond that is created by share military experiences and is demonstrated in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Wilbanks wants to use an insanity plea in Pete’s defense. What has happened to Pete in the past that might have affected his mental health? Would it have been valid to plead insanity in Pete’s case? Why might Pete react the way he does to the idea of pleading insanity?
Essay Topic 3
How does Grisham use historical accounts when writing about Pete’s experiences in the Philippines? How does art imitate life through his use of historical details in writing about those experiences?
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