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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 is Vernon's opinion of his dead friend Jesus?
(a) He had a black heart.
(b) He had a soft heart.
(c) He had a hard heart.
(d) He had a bad heart.

2. What kind of drink does Taylor have a the hotel?
(a) A beer.
(b) A vodka.
(c) A whisky.
(d) A tequila.

3. Who does Nuckles accuse of the shooting?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Barry.
(d) Lally.

4. What is Vernon's sentence?
(a) Twenty years imprisonment.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Community service.
(d) Life imprisonment.

5. What does Vernon think is the most important thing in his life?
(a) Taylor Figueroa.
(b) Money.
(c) His mother.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vernon eat for his last dinner?

2. What is the name of Jesus's father?

3. What is the name of Vernon's new attorney?

4. What does Vernon have to sit in in the courtroom?

5. Who is the only American hitchiker Pelayo says he knows?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 24.

2. What does Lally say on the witness stand?

3. How does Lally want to change public executions?

4. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

5. Why does Vernon dislike his journey through Mexico?

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

7. Describe the execution.

8. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

9. What does Vernon think about as he dozes?

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

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