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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Carl Lee aghast when the jury is finally seated?
(a) It is all-white, 9 women and 3 men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(b) It is all-white, 11 women and 1 man, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(c) It is all-white, 12 women and no men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(d) It is all-white, 10 women and 2 men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.

2. What is the reaction to the press conference?
(a) It is a short clip on the 10:00 p.m. broadcast, and a short column with no photo in the back pages.
(b) Nothing local, only in Jackson, Memphis, Atlanta and elsewhere.
(c) It is a TV news hit, and the Hailey family photo appears on the front page.
(d) Primarily on TV news, and little in the newspapers.

3. How many murder trials has Jake Brigance served as the defense counsel prior to the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. What does Tonya, who suffers from endless nightmares and is certain that her attackers are after her, insist on?
(a) That Deputy Willie Hastings, Tonya's uncle, sit under her bedroom window.
(b) That every light in the home stay on all night, and her brothers sleep outside her door.
(c) That her mother sleep with her, and her brothers sleep outside her bedroom door.
(d) That one of her brothers sleep outside her bedroom, and the other sit under her window.

5. Who is Rocky Childers?
(a) Ford County Sheriff.
(b) Tavern owner.
(c) Ford County Judge.
(d) Ford County Prosecutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clanton doing to prepare for the national spotlight a week before the Carl Lee trial?

2. When Jake informs Ellen of the threats received by phone, the bombing attempt, and other dangers the job may entail, what is her response?

3. What does Judge Bullard do to calm his nerves?

4. Where does Deputy Nesbit take Ellen to sleep the night before the trial opens?

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

(see the answer key)

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