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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many paces does Percy move after Coffey infects him with what was taken from Melinda Moores?
(a) 8
(b) 11
(c) 10 or 12
(d) 12 or 14

2. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what does Paul get from the cooks in the kitchen before he goes outside?
(a) Toast
(b) Cheese
(c) Biscuit
(d) Oatmeal

3. When Wharton reaches out to grab Coffey in Part 5, Chapter 5, who removes his arm from Coffey’s?
(a) Paul
(b) Coffey
(c) Harry
(d) Brutal

4. When did a big black man haul two fellows out of the rubble of a church in Alabama that had been hit by a twister?
(a) 1929
(b) 1927
(c) 1924
(d) 1931

5. How old was Wharton when he started getting into trouble?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 16
(d) 14

6. When the coon dogs were hunting the Detterick girls, what direction did they want to go at first?
(a) North
(b) West
(c) Northwest
(d) Southeast

7. How far of a drive is it to the Moores?
(a) 15 miles
(b) 30 miles
(c) 25 miles
(d) 20 miles

8. After the shooting, how long does Curtis Anderson keep Percy on the Mile?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 7

9. How many inmates were killed in the Briar Ridge fire?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 17
(d) 15

10. How much time did Wharton spend in reform school when he was 15?
(a) 4 months
(b) 10 months
(c) 8 months
(d) A year

11. When did Briar Ridge burn?
(a) 1946
(b) 1951
(c) 1939
(d) 1944

12. After Paul’s chat with Rob McGee in Part 6, what time does Paul get home?
(a) Dawn
(b) 9
(c) Midnight
(d) 11

13. How many kids does Dean have?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 1

14. What song does Mickey the orderly sing in Part 6, Chapter 1?
(a) Billy Boy
(b) When Irish Eyes are Smiling
(c) Casey Jones
(d) Red River Valley

15. Who has to clean up the storage room after Delacroix’s execution?
(a) Dean
(b) Harry
(c) Brutal
(d) Percy

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 5, what does Paul give Wharton to drink late in the evening?

2. Who tries to slug Percy after Delacroix’s execution?

3. What constellation does Coffey notice on the way to the Moores?

4. Approximately how much do the keys weigh that Paul carries at the prison?

5. What author does Paul mention at the beginning of Part 5, Chapter 1?

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