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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lester's local girlfriend's name, and how many children do they have?
(a) Champagne, 1.
(b) Frances, 1.
(c) Iris, 1.
(d) Iris, 2.

3. How does Ozzie determine what is in the ticking case the stranger has brought to the front porch of of Jake's home?
(a) He threatens to shoot both of his knees.
(b) He threatens to break his ankles.
(c) He handcuffs the man to the gas meter and places the case between his legs.
(d) Ozzie breaks both of the man's ankles.

4. How does Ozzie get the bomb defused?
(a) He has the case carefully taken to a secluded section of woods.
(b) He calls for an explosives expert in the next county to be helicoptered in.
(c) He calls for an explosives expert at the Sheriff's Department.
(d) He handcuffs the man to the gas meter and puts the ticking case between his legs.

5. 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) He will receive it all.
(b) The $20,000 only accompanies the NAACP defense team.
(c) Only a small portion will go to the Hailey family support fund.
(d) He will only receive half.

6. 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.

7. When does Agee agree to get the "love offering" funds for the Hailey family to Gwen?
(a) When Carl Lee threatens to tell everyone of Agee's dirty dealings.
(b) When Ozzie threatens to arrest him.
(c) When Ozzie says he could tell the church of his stolen car, DUI, and funeral home kickbicks.
(d) When Jake threatens to prosecute.

8. When Jake informs Ellen of the threats received by phone, the bombing attempt, and other dangers the job may entail, what is her response?
(a) She is not afraid and will take her chances.
(b) She changes her mind and leaves town.
(c) That she carries licensed, snub-nose protection in her purse.
(d) She will rely on the Sheriff's Department to protect as needed.

9. What is the temperature at Reverend Agee's rally?
(a) 100 degrees.
(b) 90 degrees.
(c) 70 degrees.
(d) 80 degrees.

10. Why does Jake threaten to fire his secretary Ethel?
(a) She has brought individuals to his office before advising of their presence.
(b) She has allowed calls to come to his office phone before 8:30 a.m.
(c) She has repeatedly been late to work and taken long lunch breaks.
(d) She has allowed someone to await his return in his office.

11. Following Carl Lee's preliminary hearing, what does Jake attempt to do in the interview with New York Times reporter McKittrick?
(a) Get McKittrick to comprehend the intricacies of this case.
(b) Get McKittrick to comprehend the complexity of murder cases.
(c) Get McKittrick to comprehend the danger and threat of the KKK.
(d) Get McKittrick to comprehend the reality of racism and other biases throughout the nation.

12. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?
(a) An automatic M-16.
(b) An automatic AK-47.
(c) An automatic M-1 carbine.
(d) A .45 caliber semi-automatic.

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

14. Several days following his being rehired by Carl Lee, Jake is summoned to Lucien's home to meet whom?
(a) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired psychiatrist.
(b) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired psychologist.
(c) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired pediatrician.
(d) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired podiatrist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jake Brigance view the Carl Lee Hailey murder trial?

2. When interviewed by TV journalists the day before Carl Lee's preliminary hearing, what does Jake tell them a Mississippi jury has as options when trying capital murder?

3. Why does Carl Lee fire Jake?

4. How old is Tonya?

5. After Jake tells Ethel to shut up or quit when she informs him about his $4,000 in unpaid bills, less than $1,900 in the bank, and his failure to see clients or drop off promised files, what does she do?

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