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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. Which of the following has Taylor not appeared in?

2. Which of the following does Taylor Figueroa want to buy Vernon in Houston?

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

4. What is the only item inside Jesus's sports bag?

5. What does Vernon eat for his last dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

2. What does Lally say on the witness stand?

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

4. What does Vernon think about as he dozes?

5. What does Vernon receive on his execution day?

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

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

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

9. How does Lally want to change public executions?

10. Summarize Chapter 24.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 construction of Pierre's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Pierre's argument?

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