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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 times of the day will John Coffey be allowed in the yard?
2. How late does Curtis Anderson work?
3. What color cap is John Coffey holding when he is escorted onto E Block?
4. What is Bitterbuck’s rank on his reservation?
5. What is the name of Hammersmith’s son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was John Coffey arrested for murder?
2. What promise does Warden Moores make to Percy regarding Delacroix?
3. Who gets Wharton under control when he is choking Dean?
4. How is Paul’s urinary infection cured?
5. What is the weather like the evening before Delacroix’s execution?
6. In Part 2, Chapter 2, what happens when Percy throws his baton at the mouse?
7. How did Mr. Jingles eat a portion of a sandwich that Brutal gave him the first night that the mouse showed up?
8. What was Bitterbuck’s crime?
9. What does Paul say to Bitterbuck when he starts to get nervous on the way to the electric chair?
10. How is Toot-Toot persuaded to give his cigar box to Delacroix for six cents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Percy hates Delacroix. Did Percy have positive or negative feelings for Delacroix when Delacroix first came on the block? What happened that made Percy hate Delacroix? How does Percy make life miserable for Delacroix? What makes Percy hate Delacroix even more? How does Percy seek revenge?
Essay Topic 2
The mood of The Green Mile is very dark and a bit depressing. What does the story line have to do with the mood of the novel? Why isn’t this a light-hearted novel? How does the setting contribute to the mood? Does the mood change when the setting shifts to Georgia Pines? Why or why not? What is the overall mood of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, Percy is a very unsympathetic character. How did Percy get his job at the penitentiary? Why does that make other characters dislike him? Do characters dislike Percy strictly because of how he got his job or are there other reasons?
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