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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Paul mention at the beginning of Part 5, Chapter 1?
(a) Jules Verne
(b) Robert Heinlein
(c) H. G. Wells
(d) Isaac Asimov

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

3. How far do prisoners step up from the floor to the electric chair?
(a) 4 inches
(b) 10 inches
(c) 8 inches
(d) 6 inches

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 1, how long has Paul been at Georgia Pines?

2. How old is Klaus Detterick?

3. In Part 5, Chapter 5, what time does Percy turn in his written report?

4. How many kids does Dean have?

5. What time does Paul get home to tell Janet about Percy shooting Wharton and the other events that evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melinda Moores look like once Coffey helps her?

2. What does Curtis Anderson say to Percy after Delacroix’s botched execution?

3. Why does Coffey want to die?

4. How involved is Paul in his writing in Part 6, Chapter 1?

5. How did Paul come to live at Georgia Pines?

6. What is Wharton doing when Paul gets back to the block after Delacroix’s execution?

7. Where had Paul found Mr. Jingles?

8. Where does Paul imagine that Bruce Dolan lives?

9. What do Paul and the others do with Percy when they take Coffey to the Moores?

10. Why does Paul ask his colleagues to come to lunch at his house?

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