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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. How long does it take Delacroix to die?

2. How many times does Percy shoot Wharton?

3. What does Janet give Paul to eat while he tells her the story of the night they took Coffey to the Moores?

4. When does Paul receive the date of execution for Coffey?

5. When did a big black man haul two fellows out of the rubble of a church in Alabama that had been hit by a twister?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 9, why doesn’t Brutal think that Coffey will ever sit in the electric chair?

2. When Paul oversleeps in Part 5, Chapter 1, how does Elaine help him get past Dolan?

3. After Percy is released from the straitjacket, what happens?

4. Why does Paul wonder if humans are merely circus mice?

5. Why does Hal Moores call Paul the morning after Delacroix’s execution?

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

7. What do Paul and Coffey do with Mr. Jingles after Percy steps on it?

8. Why does Paul give Wharton R.C. to drink?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Paul asks his co-workers to help him get Coffey to heal Melinda Moores. Does Paul have a personal relationship with the Moores? How does that relationship figure into Paul’s desire to help? How is Paul feeling about Delacroix’s execution? How do those feelings affect Paul’s desire to help Melinda Moores?

Essay Topic 3

When someone first comes to live at Georgia Pines, it seems as safe as a nursery school. How do people change after coming to Georgia Pines? Why does Paul believe the place is dangerous? How does he try to avoid the danger?

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