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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 is Lally's mother's disability?

2. What film is Vernon disappointed the TV is not as good as?

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

4. How does Vernon travel to school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Taylor force Vernon to confess?

2. Summarize Chapter 24.

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

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

5. How does Vernon react to his sentence?

6. Describe the execution.

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

8. What telephone calls does Vernon make on the day of his execution?

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

10. Why does Vernon think the village looks like something out of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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