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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. Where did the Chief and his first wife build a lodge?

2. How late does Curtis Anderson work?

3. How many steps do Paul and the others have to go down to carry Bitterbuck’s body to the tunnel?

4. On what block are condemned prisoners housed?

5. How long does the electric current run during an execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Coffey look like?

2. Who gets Wharton under control when he is choking Dean?

3. How is Paul’s urinary infection cured?

4. Who is the new prisoner who is coming to E Block?

5. What does Bitterbuck tell Paul about his life?

6. What did Wharton do at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 5 that got him sent to the restraint room?

7. What does Paul say to Bitterbuck when he starts to get nervous on the way to the electric chair?

8. How is Melinda Moores doing when she is sent home from the hospital?

9. How did William Wharton get the opportunity to try to strangle Dean Stanton?

10. What does Burt Hammersmith compare John Coffey to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are two antagonists in the novel. Who are the two antagonists? In what ways are these men alike? What conflicts do they cause Paul? Which one does Paul have more power over? Does he vanquish one of these men? Why doesn’t Paul have much control over Dolan? Is Paul ever able to exert any control over Dolan?

Essay Topic 3

Coffey is executed even though he is innocent. In what way are Paul’s and his co-workers’ hands tied when it comes to getting a stay of execution? Why don’t they even attempt to prove Coffey’s innocence to a higher authority? Do Coffey’s wishes have anything to do with the reasons why he was executed even though he was innocent?

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