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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 Dr. Oliver Goosens diagnose Vernon with?

2. What does Vernon want from Silas Benn in exchange for Internet-adresses?

3. How is Leona realted to Taylor?

4. What is Dr. Oliver Goosens speciality?

5. Which of the following does Vernon have a problem with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vernon's lawyer say in Vernon's defense?

2. Describe the execution.

3. What does Vernon think the coastline looks like?

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

5. Why does Vernon dislike his journey through Mexico?

6. Describe Vernon's phone call with Taylor?

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. What does Vernon's mom tell him on the phone in Chapter 25?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Vernon's lawyer say in his defense? What case does the prosecution have against Vernon? In what way does the court case satirize American culture?

Essay Topic 2

Why are a person's teenage years supposed to be so difficult? How much was Jesus' reaction to the bullying because of his sensitive age? In what way does Vernon's young age become a joke in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What are the arguments for and against the death penalty? What are Pierre's opinions on the death penalty and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Pierre?

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