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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following cities does Vernon stop in on his journey to Mexico?
(a) Corpus Christi.
(b) San Angelo.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Pecos.

2. What country does Vernon tell his mother he is going to?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Canada.

3. What does Vernon find strange when he arrives at McAllen?
(a) The emptiness.
(b) The silence.
(c) A noise.
(d) The darkness.

4. What does Vernon refrain from talking to the psychiatrist about?
(a) Family.
(b) His future.
(c) School.
(d) Sex.

5. What is Vernon's girl's occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Vernon's attorney when Vernon is 16-years-old?

2. Which of the following is the name of the girl Vernon loves?

3. What new nickname has Lally given Vernon's mother?

4. Which of the following items of furniture are in the interview room?

5. Where is Vernon when Jesus begins shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Vernon, Deutschman and Ella all happy with the outcome in Chapter 13?

2. What does Vernon overhear his mom and her friends talking about?

3. What does Vernon think about Taylor in this section?

4. What does Lally's show state about Vernon's life?

5. What lesson does Vernon say he has learned?

6. What does Ladesma tell Vernon about trials?

7. Why does Vernon not want to invite Vaine into his home?

8. What advice does Vernon's mother give him before the trial?

9. How does Vernon get $160 off Deutschman?

10. Why does Vernon want to get out of Texas?

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