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Dead Man Walking
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Dead Man Walking
by:
Sister Helen Prejean
Summary
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Summary and Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10–11
Characters
Character List
Sister Helen Prejean
Elmo Patrick Sonnier
Robert Willie
Vernon Harvey
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
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Context
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapters 10–11
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1. When does Prejean have her spiritual awakening?
1971
1980
1985
1983
2. How much does the incarceration rate increase in the U.S. every ten years?
It triples
It doubles
It is cut in half
It never rises
3. Who is Joe Vaccaro?
Patrick’s brother
Robert’s brother
Robert’s accomplice
Robert’s father
4. Who has the power to grant a last-minute pardon?
The Pardon Board chairman
The warden
The prison chaplain
The governor
5. What is Angola named after?
A town in Louisiana
A former plantation and country
The county
A river in Baton Rouge
6. The Eighth Amendment grants protection against what?
Cruel and unusual treatment
Unlawful arrest
Slavery
Execution
7.
Survive
is the name of what?
A hospital
A legal organization
A victims’ families’ support organization
A country prison
8. Who was Albert Camus?
A defense lawyer
A novelist and philosopher
A death row inmate
A Catholic bishop
9. Why does Prejean march from New Orleans to Baton Rouge?
To protest Robert’s execution
To raise awareness about the death penalty
To raise money for Patrick’s legal fees
To promote her book
10. What are the two most important elements in determining which criminals are sentenced to death?
Location and age
Age and race
Class and race
Race and gender
11. What relationship does Vernon Harvey have to Faith Hathaway?
He is her uncle
He is her brother
He is her lawyer
He is her stepfather
12. Which one of the following is
not
a form of execution still practiced in the United States?
Electrocution
Hanging
Lethal injection
Shooting
13. The majority of homicide victims in New Orleans are which of the following?
White
Black
Affluent
Poor
14. What becomes of Patrick’s body?
It is cremated
It is buried in a Catholic cemetery
It is buried on the prison grounds
It is buried in his family’s cemetery
15. The Supreme Court does not permit the killing of which of the following groups?
The mentally retarded
Teenagers
The mentally insane
The elderly
16. What are Patrick’s last words?
An apology
A cry for freedom
A protestation of innocence
An expression of outrage
17. What is Howard Marsellus convicted of?
Taking bribes
Murder
Perjury
Drinking and driving
18. Who is Howard Marsellus?
The head of the department of corrections
The governor
The D.A.
Chairman of the Pardon Board
19. Who killed David LeBlanc and Loretta Bourque?
Patrick
Robert
Eddie
David Vaccaro
20. Who is Lloyd LeBlanc?
The father of one of the murdered teenagers
A prison guard
Patrick’s lawyer
Robert’s father
21. What does Robert ask Prejean for?
An escape plan
A polygraph test
Redemption
Cigarettes
22. Whom does Robert call before his execution?
His wife
His daughter
His mother
His lawyer
23. What is Millard Farmer?
Prejean’s father
The prison warden
A death row attorney from Atlanta
A man on death row
24. What is the name of the housing project Prejean lives in?
St. Thomas
St. Helen
St. Francis
St. James
25. What is the name of the prison where Patrick is incarcerated?
Attica
Algeria
Angola
Arkansas
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