Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

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1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What happened immediately after officials gave Pike the drugs?

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   1. She was removed by ambulance.
   2. She entered the witness room.
   3. She received a third dose.
   4. She returned home immediately.
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   Answer

   She was removed by ambulance.

   The report says she was taken away by ambulance.

   After the drugs were given, Pike was removed from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   What was Pike able to do after regaining consciousness?

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   1. Speak
   2. Leave Tennessee
   3. Stop the execution
   4. Meet the officials
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   Answer

   Speak

   The recording specifically reports that she could speak.

   The update that she was able to speak came after the failed attempt, which had left her alive despite the two doses.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   Who observed the September 30 attempt from the witness room?

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   1. Catherine Sweeney
   2. Pike’s attorneys
   3. An ambulance driver
   4. A hospital doctor
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   Catherine Sweeney

   Catherine Sweeney was present as a witness.

   She was present while Tennessee officials tried to carry out the lethal injection.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   What happened during the earlier attempt in May?

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   1. It failed as well.
   2. It caused Pike’s death.
   3. It happened after September 30.
   4. It used a different witness room.
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   It failed as well.

   The recording states that the May attempt also failed.

   The event was also not the first failed attempt to execute Pike.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   What result did the execution effort fail to achieve?

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   1. Pike’s death
   2. Pike’s arrest
   3. The officials’ arrival
   4. The witness’s report
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   Answer

   Pike’s death

   The effort did not result in Pike’s death.

   State officials had tried to execute her with a lethal injection, but the attempt did not result in her death.

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