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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his way back to Mississippi, what is Lester doing?
(a) Reflecting on how he got off.
(b) Reflecting on how he will get Carl Lee to rehire Jake.
(c) Reflecting on his failing marriage.
(d) Reflecting on how he can help Carl Lee pay for legal services.

2. What is Tonya carrying when she is kidnapped?
(a) A bag of groceries.
(b) Her school books.
(c) An armful of firewood.
(d) A basket of fish and a pole.

3. Jake Brigance advises deputies that Billy Ray Cobb could receive life plus 40 years if he is convicted on all charges, and could be paroled how soon if Tonya lives?
(a) 20 years.
(b) No parole.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 25 years.

4. When Jake Brigance confides in Sheriff Walls that Carl Lee Hailey may be planning the murder of Cobb and Willard, what do they speculate about how they might feel?
(a) That they would not allow their daughters to testify.
(b) That they would carefully follow the trial.
(c) That they might entertain murder.
(d) That they would move so their daughters could start over.

5. What happens when Jake calls Lester in Chicago?
(a) Lester says he cannot return until the trial.
(b) Lester agrees to come back, but not soon.
(c) Lester agrees to return to Clanton with little prompting.
(d) Lester agrees to return to Clanton with much prompting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Carl Lee seated during the change of venue hearing?

2. How long does it take Sheriff Ozzie Walls to obtain arrest warrants for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?

3. Early Sunday morning, the day before the trial opens, Jake is awakened on the law office couch by what?

4. Why does Jake recognize Gerald Ault as a supporter of black people?

5. How many murder trials has Jake Brigance served as the defense counsel prior to the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?

(see the answer key)

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