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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. Which of the following items of furniture are in the interview room?

2. What does Vernon say Jesus was like most of the time?

3. What of the following philosophical problems does Vernon speak with Ledesma about?

4. On which of the following days does the novel begin?

5. Which part of Jesus' body is deformed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Vernon plan to help Silas Benn?

4. Why does Mr. Deutschman have to get his haircut at the meatworks factory?

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

6. What does Vernon think about Taylor in this section?

7. Why does Vernon's mother say she is crying?

8. How does Goosens probe Vernon in Act 2, chapter 7?

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

10. What does Vernon think about Jesus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

What problems does Vernon's generation face? How are the problems for Vernon's generation different to the problems his father's generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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