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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam drink along with his Eskimo pies as his last dinner?
(a) Cup of tea.
(b) Cup of coffee.
(c) Thermos of coffee.
(d) Thermos of tea.

2. Where does Lee find Adam after Sam's execution?
(a) Clanton cemetery.
(b) Parchman Prison.
(c) His office.
(d) Coffee shop.

3. After how many days does Garner Goodman call an end to the marker analysis project?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. Who recently flooded the lines with frequent calls?
(a) Glass' law students.
(b) Pro death penalty supporters.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Klansen.

5. In Adam's petition, he claims that Sam is mentally incompetent to be executed. Who supports this?
(a) Judge Slattery.
(b) Garner Goodman.
(c) Dr. Swinn.
(d) Adam.

6. Who is Adam's unexpected visitor while he is working on another petition?
(a) David McAllister.
(b) Steve Roxburgh.
(c) Garner Goodman.
(d) Wyn Lettner.

7. After Sam's initial cell, how many different places is he moved to before the gas chamber?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

8. Prior to his execution, why is Sam monitored for 24 hours a day?
(a) No reason.
(b) Escape.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Fighting.

9. Who is the new prison chaplain?
(a) Ralph Griffin.
(b) Philip Naifeh.
(c) Phelps Booth.
(d) George Nugent.

10. What ice cream treat does Sam fondly remember?
(a) Sundae.
(b) Eskimo Pie.
(c) Banana Split.
(d) Ice Cream Sandwich.

11. What does Sam ask his visitor for shortly before his execution?
(a) Gum.
(b) Food.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) New clothes.

12. Who is still missing as the time of Sam's execution gets closer?
(a) Lee.
(b) Adam.
(c) Donnie.
(d) Carmen.

13. What do Adam and Lee visit that is now abandoned and overgrown with weeds?
(a) Childhood home.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

14. How many guards escort Sam between cells?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

15. Who declines, for health reasons, to witness the death?
(a) Elliot Kramer.
(b) Ruth Kramer.
(c) Donnie Cayhall.
(d) Hez Kerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. This news of resurfacing of someone (or others) means what for Adam?

2. Who is the assistant superintendent at Parchman Prison?

3. What does Sam do in his cell before his execution?

4. Who chooses the journalists names randomly from a bucket to be present at Sam's execution?

5. How many journalists does the law allow to be present at the execution?

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