Identify the following characters from the reading:
George Ronald York
James Douglas Lathom
Otto Ziegler
Respond to each question/statement with evidence from the reading:
1. How much time had passed since Perry returned from the infirmary?
2. How often did Mrs. Hickock visit Dick in prison?
3. What is the significance of the line, “Four into fourteen,Hickock corrected him…”
4. Approximately how long after sentencing are death row inmates executed?
5. Upon his hanging how long did it take for Andy to stop breathing?
6. Summarize the details of Hickock’s and Smith’s hangings.
7. How much is the hangman paid?
8. What did Roy Church comment about Hickock’s hanging?
9. What is the significance of the line, “It would be meaningless to apologize for what I
did. Even inappropriate, But I do. I do apologize.”?
10. How is Susan Kidwell featured in the denouement of the story?
