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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 Hal Moores believe it will take to get Percy transferred to Briar Ridge?

2. What type of a grip is on Paul’s gun?

3. What does Paul do when Percy starts spouting off after the tape is removed from his mouth.

4. After Delacroix’s execution, what time do Paul and the others get back on the block?

5. In Part 6, Chapter 1, how long does Paul think he slept in the sunroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Paul imagine that Bruce Dolan lives?

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

6. Why does Coffey stop and look at the electric chair as they pass on their way to the Moores?

7. What does Paul say happens to elderly folks in Georgia Pines if they don’t fight it?

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

9. How does Hal Moores look when he meets Paul and the others at the front door of his home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Those imprisoned on the mile are not the only prisoners in The Green Mile. Who else could be considered prisoners in the novel? What imprisons these characters? Are any of the characters able to break free from their physical or mental prisons?

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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