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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 many times does Percy shoot Wharton in the head?

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

3. Who is Elaine’s grandson?

4. Who does Paul say forced him to live at Georgia Pines?

5. What type of car does Dolan drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Paul imagine that Bruce Dolan lives?

5. Where had Paul found Mr. Jingles?

6. What constellation does Coffey see and how does he describe it when he is outside the prison?

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

8. Why does Paul ask his colleagues to come to lunch at his house?

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

10. When had Wharton been involved with an underage girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul believes that talking is his and his staff’s most important job. What purpose does talking with the prisoners serve? Why does Paul prefer talking to discipline or punishment? What are the benefits of talk for the prisoners? For the guards?

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

From the beginning, Mr. Jingles seems to be more than just a mouse. Once Percy seems to be an enemy, when does the mouse only come around? What does Paul think when the mouse only comes around when Percy isn’t on the block? What actions get Paul and the others thinking the mouse is looking for someone? When does the mouse seem to quit looking for someone? What does Delacroix claim that the mouse whispers to him? What happens to the mouse immediately after Delacroix’s execution? What about that seems to confirm the fact that the mouse isn’t simply an ordinary mouse?

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