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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. Where does Vernon sleep in his first night in Mexico?

2. What kind of person does Dr. Oliver Goosens label Vernon?

3. What of the following magazines does Vernon read for the last time?

4. Which of the following names does Vernon use in Mexico?

5. What kind of underwear was Jesus wearing the day he killed his school friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lally want to change public executions?

2. What does Vernon's lawyer say in Vernon's defense?

3. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

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

5. What does Nuckles say in court?

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

7. What does Vernon think about as he dozes?

8. What does Vernon tell Taylor on the phone?

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

10. How does Taylor force Vernon to confess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of Pierre's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Pierre's argument?

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