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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. What do Paul and Hal Moores drink during Paul’s visit in Part 3, Chapter 6?
2. Where did Paul’s wife, Jan, die?
3. What does Brutal call the mouse that visits E Block?
4. What happened to Delfines’ son?
5. What is the name of Hammersmith’s daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Wharton do at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 5 that got him sent to the restraint room?
2. In Part 2, Chapter 2, what happens when Percy throws his baton at the mouse?
3. What was Bitterbuck’s crime?
4. What promise does Warden Moores make to Percy regarding Delacroix?
5. Who is the new prisoner who is coming to E Block?
6. What types of jokes are made about the electric chair?
7. Who at Georgia Pines reminds Paul of Percy Wetmore?
8. Why doesn’t Paul go to the TV room much in the day?
9. What does Bitterbuck tell Paul about his life?
10. What is wrong with Warden Moores’ wife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, Percy is a very unsympathetic character. How did Percy get his job at the penitentiary? Why does that make other characters dislike him? Do characters dislike Percy strictly because of how he got his job or are there other reasons?
Essay Topic 2
Paul and Elaine are good friends. In what ways are Paul and Elaine friends? Does one of them take a primary role in caring for the other? Are they more than friends? Why or why not? How does their relationship affect their lives at Georgia Pines?
Essay Topic 3
Paul thinks that Coffey’s powers come from God, and Delacroix believes that his actions are due to hoodoo. How was Paul raised? What part did religion play in his upbringing? What is known about Delacroix’s upbringing? How might that have affected how he reacted to miraculous events? How do the two men’s views of life determine what motives they see behind Coffey’s healings?
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