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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The priest at the memorial service reminds the guests that, "We knew him as a ______ person. We shall always retain and keep that memory..."
2. Which newspaper goes to a judge in order to stop the prison's stance on no-interviews?
3. Who recognizes that with Gary's knowledge of drugs, he knew he wasn't taking a lethal dose of sleeping pills?
4. Who turns out to have been working undercover for several government agencies?
5. How often do the two lawyers for Gary still visit him each day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why have Warden Sam Smith and others at the prison been keeping the reporters away from Gary?
2. What does the signal of rubbing his chin mean Schiller wants Gary to do during an interview with the media?
3. What does Earl Dorius do in order to stop the reporters and other interviews from having access to Gary?
4. Why does the Enquirer hire an expert to analyze the stresses in Gary's voice during the interviews?
5. Why can't Gary eat pizza along with the other friends of his when they visit in the prison?
6. What do the media do since no one has any access to Gary and to his story?
7. Why are Sam Smith, the Warden, and other officials looking over the laws?
8. What does Schiller realize when he is already inside the prison's fence?
9. What does Gary find out about his old cellmate from Utah County Jail in Provo?
10. Where is Brenda when Geraldo Rivera calls to get an interview about Gary from her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One's image of themselves seems to spurn on that person's actions as well.
Part 1: How does Nicole see herself? What actions does she take as a result of this self image?
Part 2: How does Gary see himself? What actions does he take as a result of his self image?
Part 3: Would changing one's self image change one's actions? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The idea of the death penalty is an obvious point of discussion in this story and continues to be a point of discussion in society as a whole.
Part 1: What are the reasons that Gary's actions deserve the death penalty?
Part 2: What are the reasons against Gary deserving the death penalty
Part 3: Do you think Gary deserves to die? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Several times in the story, Gary gets away with things he has done wrong. This is frustrating for the reader who realizes Gary is tragedy waiting to happen.
Part 1: Why does Gary's parole officer want Gary to get into trouble with the law again?
Part 2: What does Gary's parole office do in order to help Gary avoid jail time?
Part 3: Do you think Gary's parole office shares responsibility for the murders? Why or why not?
This section contains 695 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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