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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 is Lally's mother's disability?

2. How does Vernon travel to school?

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

4. Which city does Newsweek say has the fastest economic growth in the world?

5. Who is the first person Vernon call on his last night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vernon dislike his journey through Mexico?

2. What does Vernon tell Taylor on the phone?

3. What does A=DT2 mean?

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

5. What does Nuckles say in court?

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

7. Summarize Chapter 24.

8. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pierre represent the media? How accurate is Pierre's representation of the media?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's 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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