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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following is a friend of Vernon's?

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

3. What is the name of Vernon's attorney when Vernon is 15-years-old?

4. Who of the following singers does Vernon listen to while packing his bag?

5. What is the color of the ambulance's floor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does no boy in town love Ella?

3. Describe Ella.

4. How did Vernon once help Taylor at a party?

5. What reason does Vaine give for Vernon's arrest?

6. Why does the Judge release Vernon?

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

8. What do the police find out about Vernon's sexuality?

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

10. How does Vernon change fate in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against the death penalty? What are Pierre's opinions on the death penalty and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Pierre?

Essay Topic 2

How does Pierre represent the media? How accurate is Pierre's representation of the media?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate is Pierre's representation of the prison setting? What does the prison setting add to the story? How could Vernon make the best of his time in prison?

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