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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 does Taylor say was her relationship with Vernon?

2. What kind of music does Vernon think would drive him to suicide?

3. What is Vernon's sentence?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

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

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

4. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

5. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

6. How does Lally want to change public executions?

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

8. Describe the execution.

9. Summarize 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

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the arguments for and against the death penalty? What are Pierre's opinions on the death penalty and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Pierre?

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