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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. What kind of drink does Taylor have a the hotel?

2. What does Taylor call Vernon before she hangs up on him?

3. What does Vernon say he feels like he is climbing when he exits the cab?

4. Who does Goosens claim is medically unfit to testify?

5. Where did Jesus hide his gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

2. What does Vernon do in the San Antonio bus station?

3. How does Lally want to change public executions?

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

5. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

6. What does Vernon's mom tell him on the phone in Chapter 25?

7. What does Lasalle say about God in Chapter 24?

8. What does A=DT2 mean?

9. Why does Vernon dislike his journey through Mexico?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country in which the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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