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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 meet with the priest?

2. Which of the following musical instruments does Vernon want to sell?

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

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

5. What does Taylor tell the court she cannot provide for Vernon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

2. How does Taylor force Vernon to confess?

3. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

4. What does Nuckles say in court?

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

6. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

7. Why does International Bridge look like a Spielberg set?

8. Summarize Chapter 24.

9. Describe Vernon's phone call with Taylor?

10. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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