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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 allusion is being used within Dr. Vogel's psychiatric diagnosis of Jacob?

2. What reason does Andy give for saying that Neal's shopping spree for new suits had been a mistake?

3. What are the only types of visits allowed at the prison where Andy's father is housed?

4. When Laurie refuses Andy's offer for medication the night before Jacob's trial starts, what does he do instead that she says helps her relax?

5. How long after the adjournment of court one day does Dr. Vogel meet with Jacob's parents to deliver her psychiatric diagnoses of Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the judge's ruling about the introduction of evidence relating to the murder gene?

2. How is foreshadowing utilized within the final passages of Chapter 29?

3. What verdict does Andy name as the only one that will make a real difference to his family, even if Jacob is acquitted?

4. What is the significance of Sarah's inability to understand Andy's allusion to Cliff Huxtable?

5. What does Andy state about a prosecutor's feelings about the internet?

6. Once Andy agrees to provide Dr. Vogel with the item she requests, what new task does she put in front of Andy?

7. How does Andy characterize his friend Duffy's level of honesty?

8. What is the outcome of Dr. Vogel's DNA tests?

9. What does Jacob's iPod Touch symbolize?

10. How does the epigraph included at the start of Part Three depict the theme of nature versus nurture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the novel's message concerning violence and the human condition?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to underscore particular themes within the novel. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

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