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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 one of the following Spanish sentences often appears in the novel?
(a) Te veo y siento.
(b) Me ves y sufres.
(c) Te veo y sufro.
(d) Me ves y lloras.

2. What method does the judge want to use to kill Vernon?
(a) Lethal injection.
(b) Electric chair.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Hanging.

3. What does Taylor Figueroa wear to the law suit?
(a) A black dress.
(b) A red shirt blouse and jeans.
(c) A gray dress.
(d) A white shirt blouse with a skirt.

4. What does Vernon speak to the priest about?
(a) Violence.
(b) The secrets of life.
(c) The need for love.
(d) Domestic abuse.

5. Where did Jesus hide his gun?
(a) At school.
(b) At home.
(c) At a theater.
(d) At a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of Taylor's eyes?

2. What does Vernon's mother put in her hair before going to visit someone?

3. What does Vernon sell to the pawnbroker?

4. Who is the first person Vernon call on his last night?

5. Who does Nuckles accuse of the shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Vernon's view of what happened on May 20?

2. What does Lally say on the witness stand?

3. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

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

5. What does Vernon do in the San Antonio bus station?

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

7. Describe Vernon's phone call with Taylor?

8. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

9. Why does Vernon think the village looks like something out of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?

10. What does Nuckles say in court?

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