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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucien advise Jake he needs to seek a change of venue?
(a) The KKK in Ford County is very strong.
(b) The chances for a less experienced prosecutor are better.
(c) Everyone in Ford County has already made their minds up.
(d) To get at least one black jury member.

2. Where does Judge Noose advise the jurors they will be sequestered?
(a) They will be sequestered in the courthouse with National Guard security.
(b) They will not be sequestered, but are not to discuss the case with anyone.
(c) In a motel outside Clanton.
(d) In the Clanton Inn on Main Street.

3. Since Jake insists he will not be a "gofer" for the NAACP, what is the response when Carl Lee asks what will happen to the $20,000 defense fund if he uses only Jake?
(a) Only a small portion will go to the Hailey family support fund.
(b) He will only receive half.
(c) He will receive it all.
(d) The $20,000 only accompanies the NAACP defense team.

4. Ellen has done a masterful job of the M'Naghten brief, summarizing what into seventy-five pages directly applicable to the Hailey trial?
(a) A quarter century of legal history.
(b) A century and a half of legal history.
(c) A half century of legal history.
(d) A century of legal history.

5. When a Memphis TV crew requests to be allowed to film the trial, what does Judge Willard Bullard do?
(a) Grants them permission so long as they do not interfere with proceedings.
(b) Advises they may only film inside the courtroom, they may not broadcast.
(c) Instructs the county courtroom deputy, Mr. Pate, to throw them out.
(d) Advises they may film, but it will all be reviewed by the county prosecutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. On day two of the proceedings, how does the morning begin and where are all the "players" situated?

2. Following his motion to withdraw on Friday, Jake does what?

3. When does Agee agree to get the "love offering" funds for the Hailey family to Gwen?

4. Ellen has done a fine job preparing the doctor, including a twenty-five-page dialogue of the questions Jake will ask, and the answers for whom?

5. When Murphy, the janitor, is called as a witness of the state on the afternoon of the fourth day, it is a gut-wrenching ordeal for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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