The Green Mile (Easy Quiz)
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See if you know the basics of this great movie!
- 1.
What is the nickname used throughout the book given to the electric chair?
- A.
The Fryer
- B.
Chair of Death
- C.
Old Electric
- D.
Old Sparky
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D. Old SparkyExplanation
The chair is given the nickname Big Juicy also, but Old Sparky is used throughout the whole book.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What year does the book primarily focus on?
- A.
1990
- B.
1948
- C.
1932
- D.
1922
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C. 1932Explanation
The book states many time it takes place in '32 and the movie takes place in a different year.Rate this question:
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- 3.
The big annoyance of E Block is...?
- A.
Brad Dolan
- B.
Dean Stanton
- C.
John Coffey
- D.
Percy Wetmore
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D. Percy WetmoreExplanation
Percy becomes an annoyance to everyone by being a jerk and mistreating the criminals. He can do all this without getting told about because he's related to the governor, which stops Paul and everyone else on E Block from beating him up.Rate this question:
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- 4.
What medical problem does Paul Edgecombe have in 1932?
- A.
Strep throat
- B.
Broken leg
- C.
Stroke
- D.
Urinary infection
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D. Urinary infectionExplanation
Later this is cured by John Coffey, not sulphur pills, which have an unpleasant taste.Rate this question:
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- 5.
What went wrong at Delacroix's electrocution?
- A.
Sponge was dry
- B.
He kicked the guards
- C.
He started swearing at everyone
- D.
He never died
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A. Sponge was dryExplanation
This is one of my primary reasons for disliking Percy. He knew the sponge had to be wet because it helped kill the criminal faster. By not wetting the sponge it took longer for Delecroix to die.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Who is sent to the restraint room repeatedly?
- A.
William Wharton
- B.
Delecroix
- C.
John Coffey
- D.
Percy Wetmore
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A. William WhartonExplanation
William "Billy the Kid" Wharton went to the restraint room for peeing on a guard and being disruptive. To get him there the guards sprayed him with water from a hose and put him in a straight jacket.Rate this question:
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- 7.
True or false: John Coffey killed the Detterick twin girls.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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B. FalseExplanation
Ahh, they thought he did but Paul figured out it truly wasn't him. It was really William Wharton because he was in the area and John was only trying to save the girls when the police came upon him. He was crying because the poor girls couldn't be saved. Sadly, he was still electrocuted.Rate this question:
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- 8.
What is the name of Delecroix's trained mouse?
- A.
Fluffy
- B.
Miss Scarlet
- C.
Mr. Bojankons
- D.
Mr. Jingles
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D. Mr. JinglesExplanation
That is the name Mr. Jingles of course whispered into Delecroix's ear. Mr. Jingles is so special because he performs tricks and is also cured by Coffey when Percy steps on him.Rate this question:
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- 9.
How old is Paul Edgecombe when he writes the book at the nursing home, Georgia Pines?
- A.
86
- B.
104
- C.
88
- D.
99
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B. 104Explanation
He was born in 1892, making him 104 when he writes the book and 40 in 1932.Rate this question:
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- 10.
What is so special about the shed at Georgia Pines?
- A.
Where he writes his book
- B.
It's a Love Shack
- C.
Mr. Jingles is there
- D.
Somewhere for Paul to relax and escape from Brad Dolan
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C. Mr. Jingles is thereExplanation
Yes, Mr. Jingles lives to be very old like Paul because of John Coffey's curing. He still can perform the trick of "fetching" the colored spool. He dies during Brad Dolan's "visit" to the shed.Rate this question:
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