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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. How is Vernon Harvey related to Faith?

2. What does Helen say she loved Patrick as?

3. What does Helen say Robert's mother's tears speak louder than?

4. What does Robert say he wants to go out wearing?

5. What has Robert Will been convicted of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Howard say was his role as a team player?

2. What was Robert WIllie's crime?

3. What does Helen lean about Faith's death in this section?

4. Why does the warden question Helen before Robert's death?

5. How does Helen reassure Robert about his mother's feelings?

6. How does Robert try to excuse his crime?

7. What do the public think about Helen's involvement in Patrick's execution?

8. What does Helen say about moral codes and the death penalty in this section?

9. What controversial views does Robert view before his execution?

10. Why does Robert say he admires the Aryan Brotherhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1994, Tim Robbins directed a film version of DEAD MAN WALKING starring Sean Penn. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 6 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country 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 3

How do people on Death Row live? Why does Helen claim the worse thing about Death Row is the waiting? How do people in general cope with Death Row?

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