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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 does Taylor say was her relationship with Vernon?

2. Which city does Newsweek say has the fastest economic growth in the world?

3. What does Taylor tell the court she cannot provide for Vernon?

4. What do most of people think about Vernon?

5. What is Vernon's opinion of his dead friend Jesus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon find when he arrives back at school moments after the shooting?

2. What is Vernon's view of what happened on May 20?

3. What does Lasalle say about God in Chapter 24?

4. Describe the execution.

5. How has the prison psychologist helped Vernon?

6. Why does Vernon think the village looks like something out of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC?

7. What telephone calls does Vernon make on the day of his execution?

8. What does Vernon do in the San Antonio bus station?

9. Summarize Chapter 24.

10. What does Vernon think about as he dozes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What major events had a profound effect on Vernon's life and how did they change him? What does Vernon still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motives? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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