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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. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what does Bitterbuck throw the mouse to eat?

2. How many years of her life did Beverly McCall spend as a free woman?

3. What color shirt does Bitterbuck wear to his execution?

4. At the Moores’ house, what color is the hearthrug?

5. What does Brutal call the mouse that visits E Block?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Brutal discover that Mr. Jingles was hiding before he first showed up?

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

3. What does John Coffey look like?

4. How did the President’s life turn out after he was released from E Block?

5. Who at Georgia Pines reminds Paul of Percy Wetmore?

6. Why was John Coffey arrested for murder?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 2, what happens when Percy throws his baton at the mouse?

8. Why doesn’t Paul go to the TV room much in the day?

9. What does Burt Hammersmith compare John Coffey to?

10. Why is Delacroix sent out to give a performance with his mouse at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burt Hammersmith believes that Coffey is dangerous and committed the murders of the little girls. What made Hammersmith come to that conclusion? What analogy does Hammersmith use to indicate why he believes Coffey is dangerous? Why does he believe Paul should never turn his back on Coffey?

Essay Topic 2

Hammersmith believes that Coffey is extremely dangerous. Does Hammersmith agree that Coffey appears, at times, to seem innocent and not dangerous? What incident in Hammersmith’s life does he relate to Paul? How does that incident influence how Hammersmith feels about Coffey? In what way does Hammersmith believe that Coffey is just like his dog?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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