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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is John Coffey sentenced to death?
(a) Stabbing and killing three women
(b) Murder during a barroom brawl
(c) Killing his own wife
(d) Rape and murder of the Detterick twins

2. How long after Bitterbuck is taken to see his visitors do the guards walk down to his cell for a rehearsal?
(a) 5 minutes
(b) 2 minutes
(c) 3 minutes
(d) 4 minutes

3. How long does the electric current run during an execution?
(a) 30 seconds
(b) 45 seconds
(c) 60 seconds
(d) 90 seconds

4. Where did the Chief and his first wife build a lodge?
(a) Wisconsin
(b) South Dakota
(c) Minnesota
(d) North Dakota

5. How tall is John Coffey?
(a) 6 feet, 8 inches
(b) 6 feet, 3 inches
(c) 4 feet, 4 inches
(d) 5 feet, 11 inches

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wood is the electric chair made from?

2. What is the name of the sheriff who is in charge of the county where the Dettericks live?

3. Who did the prisoner nicknamed the President kill?

4. After Percy chased the mouse the first time, how long does it take for the mouse to come back?

5. How many witnesses passed out during Elmer Manfred’s execution in 1930?

(see the answer key)

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