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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 Vernon distract himself with as he watches Taylor on TV?

2. What does the narrator say Marion Nuckles looks like when she stands up in court?

3. What is Lally's full name?

4. Who holds the elevator door open for Vernon?

5. How does Vernon react to the court's decision?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 24.

2. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

3. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

4. What does Nuckles say in court?

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

6. What does Vernon tell Taylor on the phone?

7. How does Taylor force Vernon to confess?

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

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

10. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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