The Green Mile (Easy Quiz)

1. What medical problem does Paul Edgecombe have in 1932?

Strep throat

Broken leg

Stroke

Urinary infection

Later this is cured by John Coffey, not sulphur pills, which have an unpleasant taste.

Explanation

Later this is cured by John Coffey, not sulphur pills, which have an unpleasant taste.

2. True or false: John Coffey killed the Detterick twin girls.

True

False

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.

Explanation

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.

3. What is the name of Delecroix's trained mouse?

Fluffy

Miss Scarlet

Mr. Bojankons

Mr. Jingles

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.

Explanation

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.

4. What went wrong at Delacroix's electrocution?

Sponge was dry

He kicked the guards

He started swearing at everyone

He never died

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.

Explanation

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.

5. What is the nickname used throughout the book given to the electric chair?

The Fryer

Chair of Death

Old Electric

Old Sparky

The chair is given the nickname Big Juicy also, but Old Sparky is used throughout the whole book.

Explanation

The chair is given the nickname Big Juicy also, but Old Sparky is used throughout the whole book.

6. The big annoyance of E Block is...?

Brad Dolan

Dean Stanton

John Coffey

Percy Wetmore

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.

Explanation

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.

7. What is so special about the shed at Georgia Pines?

Where he writes his book

It's a Love Shack

Mr. Jingles is there

Somewhere for Paul to relax and escape from Brad Dolan

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.

Explanation

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.

8. What year does the book primarily focus on?

1990

1948

1932

1922

The book states many time it takes place in '32 and the movie takes place in a different year.

Explanation

The book states many time it takes place in '32 and the movie takes place in a different year.

9. How old is Paul Edgecombe when he writes the book at the nursing home, Georgia Pines?

86

104

88

99

He was born in 1892, making him 104 when he writes the book and 40 in 1932.

Explanation

He was born in 1892, making him 104 when he writes the book and 40 in 1932.

10. Who is sent to the restraint room repeatedly?

William Wharton

Delecroix

John Coffey

Percy Wetmore

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.

Explanation

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.