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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Paul was six or so, how close did he live to the Delfines family?
(a) 3 miles
(b) 2 miles
(c) Three-quarters of a mile
(d) Quarter-mile

2. Who will come to help Bitterbuck pray before his execution?
(a) Medicine man
(b) Presbyterian minister
(c) Baptist minister
(d) Lutheran minister

3. What type of sandwiches did Coffey have when he was caught?
(a) Egg salad and peanut butter
(b) Ham and cheese
(c) Bacon, tomato, and jelly
(d) Peanut butter and jelly

4. What color shirt does Bitterbuck wear to his execution?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) Gray
(d) Red

5. When does Paul say is the optimum time to talk to prisoners?
(a) 6-8 pm
(b) 4-6 pm
(c) 7-9 pm
(d) 5-7 pm

6. What type of cookies does Mrs. Hammersmith offer Paul?
(a) Chocolate Chip
(b) Sugar
(c) Molasses
(d) Oatmeal Raisin

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

8. What does Mrs. Hammersmith bring Paul to drink?
(a) Water
(b) Root beer
(c) Buttermilk
(d) Beer

9. What was Lester McCall’s occupation?
(a) Butcher
(b) Teacher
(c) Janitor
(d) Barber

10. How many years before John Coffey arrived at the penitentiary were there riots at the prison?
(a) 5-6
(b) 3-4
(c) 6-7
(d) 10-12

11. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Bitterbuck throw the mouse to eat?
(a) Bread
(b) Cheese
(c) Crackers
(d) Meat

12. How many executions does Paul Edgecombe preside over?
(a) 49
(b) 66
(c) 54
(d) 78

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

14. How old does Paul think Hammersmith’s son is?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5

15. How much does Paul think that John Coffey weighs?
(a) 280
(b) 295
(c) 350
(d) 310

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Paul travel to talk to Hammersmith?

2. How many cells are there for condemned prisoners?

3. How close is the nursing home where Paul lives from Atlanta?

4. How long did it take the jury to find John Coffey guilty?

5. How many dogs were sent to track the Detterick twins?

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