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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how much does Harry outweigh Percy?
(a) 50 pounds
(b) Nearly two hundred pounds
(c) 75 pounds
(d) Almost a hundred pounds

2. When does Paul receive the date of execution for Coffey?
(a) November 12
(b) December 1
(c) November 30
(d) December 5

3. How many times does Percy shoot Wharton in the head?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3

4. What time do visitors begin to arrive to witness Delacroix’s execution?
(a) 10:30
(b) 11:50
(c) Around 11
(d) Around 10

5. What time do Paul, Brutal, and Dean go to get Delacroix for the execution?
(a) 11:15
(b) 11:30
(c) 11:45
(d) 11:00

6. After the execution of Delacroix, whose story does Paul think of?
(a) Blake
(b) Poe
(c) Goethe
(d) Shelley

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

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

9. What type of tape does Paul put over Percy’s mouth?
(a) Painter's tape
(b) Strapping-tape
(c) Friction tape
(d) Duct tape

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

11. In Part 5, Chapter 5, what does Paul give Wharton to drink late in the evening?
(a) Pepsi
(b) Root beer
(c) R.C.
(d) Coke

12. In Part 5, Chapter 1, how long has it been since Elaine had a cigarette?
(a) 35 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 15 years

13. In Part 5, Chapter 4, what jobs does Paul assign to Percy?
(a) Cleaning out the storage room
(b) Going to the infirmary to get supplies
(c) Mopping and writing a report
(d) Polishing the electric chair

14. What type of a truck do Paul and the others use to transport Coffey to the Moores?
(a) International
(b) Model T
(c) Farmall
(d) Wyandotte

15. How old is Klaus Detterick?
(a) 45
(b) 37
(c) 39
(d) 41

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 5, once Percy gives in, how long does it take to get the strait jacket on him?

2. How old was Wharton when he started getting into trouble?

3. When did Percy die?

4. How long does it take Delacroix to die?

5. How many witnesses come to view Delacroix’s execution?

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