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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 workers does the city have more of than police?
(a) Writers.
(b) Architects.
(c) Therapists.
(d) Teachers.

2. Who does Vernon introduce to Taylor's mother?
(a) Danny Taylor.
(b) Neil Taylor.
(c) Neil Naylor.
(d) Danny Naylor.

3. Who of the following is a friend of Vernon's?
(a) Jesus Barry.
(b) Jesus Bigger.
(c) Jesus Navarro.
(d) Jesus Noulerin.

4. In which of the following Texan cities is the novel set?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Dallas.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Martirio.

5. Which of the following best describes the judge at Vernon's trial?
(a) A woman with grey short hair.
(b) A man with grey short hair.
(c) A woman with grey long hair.
(d) A man with black short hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vernon say he wants to buy a house?

2. What is the brand of Vernon's jeans?

3. Where does Lally hide Vernon's joints?

4. Which part of Jesus' body is deformed?

5. What does Vernon eat in the police station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon recall about the morning of the murders as he rode to school with Jesus?

2. Why does Vernon make faces before appearing on TV?

3. Why does Vernon hang up on his Mom when he talks to her from prison?

4. What does Vernon imagine about the TV movie of his life?

5. How does Vernon get $160 off Deutschman?

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

7. How does Vernon change fate in Chapter 9?

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

9. How does Vernon's Mom betray the fact she does not believe in her son's innocence?

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

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