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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. What does the narrator say Marion Nuckles looks like when she stands up in court?
(a) Like she has just recovered from cancer.
(b) Like she has hasn't slept for a week.
(c) Like she's had a nervous breakdown.
(d) Likeshe is ready to do anything.

2. Which of the following body parts does Silas Benn have missing?
(a) A hand.
(b) A leg.
(c) A finger.
(d) Hair.

3. Who is the only American hitchiker Pelayo says he knows?
(a) Peter Taylor.
(b) Jack Hobbs.
(c) Daniel Naylor.
(d) Vernon Little.

4. What has Abdini given Vernon?
(a) Religious films.
(b) A history of Jesus.
(c) A bible.
(d) A crucifix.

5. What does Vernon sell to the pawnbroker?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) CDs.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vernon's opinion about the truth?

2. What does Silas Benn use for a postbox?

3. What does Vernon think is the most important thing in his life?

4. What brand of cigarettes does Vernon smoke for the last night?

5. What was the profession of Taylor's ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 24.

2. How does Lally want to change public executions?

3. What does Vernon's lawyer say in Vernon's defense?

4. What does Lasalle say about God in Chapter 24?

5. What does Vernon tell Taylor on the phone?

6. What does Vernon find when he arrives back at school moments after the shooting?

7. What telephone calls does Vernon make on the day of his execution?

8. How has Taylor's life changed since Vernon's trial?

9. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

10. What does A=DT2 mean?

(see the answer keys)

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