green mile part 1 ch. 1-4 – Flashcards
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Identify 5 facts about the year 1932, the year the novel takes place.
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great depression ford car adolf hitler ran for president japan occupied manchuria amelia air heart's first flight
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What are the nicknames the inmates have for the electric chair?
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old sparky big juicy
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Why was E-block called The Green Mile?
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the color of the floor
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Explain how on The Green Mile, left is life and right is death.
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left = you go to the yard right = you go to execution room
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What could this symbolize about life?
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the choices you make
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List the names of the guards working on The Green Mile in 1932 and one thing you learn about each of them,
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dean stanton (3rd in command) harry ternilliger brutus howell (brutal by wouldn't hurt a fly) percy wet more (jerk / ugly nature)
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Describe in detail the physical appearance of John Coffey.
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black 6'8 broad shoulders
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What does Percy yell as he walks Coffey onto The Mile? Why? What does this show you about Percy's character or ethos?
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dead man walking to be a jerk
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Why was Delacroix on The Mile?
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raped and killed a girl then burned the body
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What does the narrator mean when he says, "Sparky never burned what was inside them...it vacates, jumps to someone else, and leaves us to kill husks that aren't really alive anyway"?
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by the time they get to the chair you are already dead
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What is the narrator's name? What is wrong with him?
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paul edgecombe has a UTI
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What is Coffey's only request he makes of his guards?
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a light at night
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Write down the last sentence of the chapter. What do you think this means?
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i couldn't help it... i tried to take it back, but it was too late
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Find the allusion near the beginning of this chapter.
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christmas carol
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Why is Percy Wetmore dangerous to have working on The Mile?
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he is a connected person and he is there to cause trouble / do what he wants to do
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Why did Paul go to the library?
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to know more about John Cofrey
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Explain the circumstances of the Detterick girls; disappearance.
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9 years old Coffey killed them Cora and Kathe kidnapped from farm house
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What do Klaus and Howie Detterick keep finding as their search progresses?
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the girl's clothes
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What did Deputy McGee send to help search for the girls and their abductor?
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his dogs
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What sound did the search party hear that "chilled them all"? What did Paul compare this sound to?
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a scream (the screaming of people going to the electric chair
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What did they find when the followed the sound? Be specific in your description.
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John Coffe holding the dead girl's body ///
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How did McGee describe John Coffey's eyes? Write the quote from the book.
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welling tears/blood shot
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What did Coffey say when asked, "What happened here?" Write the quote from the book.
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"I couldn't help it ... I tried to take it back, but it was too late!
