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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. Who does Adam learn of Sam Cayhall's death from after his father's death?

2. Who provides another complication to Adam with his arrival in the United States?

3. What is Lee's son's name?

4. What does Kramer lose as a result of the office bombing?

5. Where was Adam Hall raised until he was three-years-old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Adam find out about his petition?

2. Garner Goodman meets Adam when he returns to his office. What do they meet about?

3. Sam takes a direction of searching the prison law library for relevant cases. What direction does Adam take?

4. What type of home life did Adam have?

5. Detail the history of Sam Cayhall and the law firm of Kravitz and Bane.

6. How is Adam's trip to visit his grandfather received back at Kravitz and Bane?

7. Who is the child of Lee and Phelps Booth? Describe his childhood.

8. What is Sam's decision about having Adam represent him through Kravitz and Bane?

9. How is Sam 'seen' on death row by the other inmates?

10. Describe Marvin Kramer's life after the bomb blast.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of 'The Chamber', how and why does Grisham portray Sam as an angry man who does not view minorities as equal citizens?

Essay Topic 2

Adam was very excited to be at Kravitz and Bane, and even more excited to transfer to the pro bono department. A former representative of Sam's, Garner Goodman, and Emmitt Wycoff, Adam's boss at the Chicago office, both support Adam. However, Daniel Rosen, a top executive at Kravitz and Bane, wants to terminate Adam. What is the termination issue with Kravitz and Bane and Adam? Does this make Adam want to look for other employment or does he feel okay with the company? Explain your answer and give supporting details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Grisham's book 'The Chamber' is about the execution process in the state of Mississippi. Describe the technical process of execution. What things need to happen, and what preparations have to be made to execute an individual? Why do all of these preparations have to be made?

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