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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. Who is the only American hitchiker Pelayo says he knows?

2. What does Vernon's mother put in her hair before going to visit someone?

3. What does Vernon like to do in prison?

4. What is Lally's mother's nationality?

5. Where does Vernon sleep in his first night in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the execution.

3. Describe Vernon's phone call with Taylor?

4. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

5. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

6. What does A=DT2 mean?

7. Summarize Chapter 24.

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

9. Why does Vernon dislike his journey through Mexico?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are a person's teenage years supposed to be so difficult? How much was Jesus' reaction to the bullying because of his sensitive age? In what way does Vernon's young age become a joke in the novel?

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

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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