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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 underwear was Jesus wearing the day he killed his school friends?

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

3. What kind of trial does Vernon's lawyer say is the cutting edge of the justice system?

4. What is Vernon's opinion about the truth?

5. What does Vernon eat for his last dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nuckles say in court?

2. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

3. How has Taylor's life changed since Vernon's trial?

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

5. What does Vernon tell Taylor on the phone?

6. How does Taylor force Vernon to confess?

7. How does Taylor let Vernon down in the Chapter 20?

8. Summarize Chapter 24.

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

10. What does A=DT2 mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound effect on Vernon's life and how did they change him? What does Vernon still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Vernon's mother cope with being a single parent? How has Vernon's upbringing affected him?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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