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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 does Vernon need?

2. Which of the following is the name of the girl Vernon loves?

3. What does Vernon want to ask Taylor's mother at church?

4. Where is Vernon when Jesus begins shooting?

5. What does Vernon say he feels about Jesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon imagine about the TV movie of his life?

2. Why does Vernon hang up on his Mom when he talks to her from prison?

3. What does Ladesma tell Vernon about trials?

4. What lesson does Vernon say he has learned?

5. Why is Vernon's mother angry with Vernon in Chapter 11?

6. How does Vernon get $160 off Deutschman?

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

8. Why does the Judge release Vernon?

9. What advice does Vernon's mother give him before the trial?

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

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

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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