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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. Near what highway is the second shed that Paul visits when he lives at Georgia Pines?
2. What constellation does Coffey notice on the way to the Moores?
3. Who does Paul say forced him to live at Georgia Pines?
4. After the shooting, how long does Curtis Anderson keep Percy on the Mile?
5. By how much does Harry outweigh Percy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hal Moores look when he meets Paul and the others at the front door of his home?
2. Why does Coffey want to die?
3. Why does Coffey stop and look at the electric chair as they pass on their way to the Moores?
4. How involved is Paul in his writing in Part 6, Chapter 1?
5. What did the law do about Wharton when a man said Wharton had bothered his nine-year-old daughter?
6. How did Paul come to live at Georgia Pines?
7. What does Melinda Moores look like once Coffey helps her?
8. When Paul oversleeps in Part 5, Chapter 1, how does Elaine help him get past Dolan?
9. In Part 6, Chapter 1, what does Elaine say to Dolan to make him stop bothering Paul?
10. Why does Paul give Wharton R.C. to drink?
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
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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