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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does it take Sheriff Ozzie Walls to obtain arrest warrants for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 hours.

3. What does Jake Brigance drive?
(a) A Jaguar.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Saab.
(d) A Rolls-Royce.

4. During the meeting of Jake's jury strategy team, what do the black citizens do?
(a) Maintain a prayer vigil at local black churches.
(b) Maintain a candlelight vigil surrounding the courthouse.
(c) Maintain a candlelight vigil surrounding the jail.
(d) Maintain a candlelight vigil surrounding the courthouse and jail.

5. 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 reality of racism and other biases throughout the nation.
(b) Get McKittrick to comprehend the danger and threat of the KKK.
(c) Get McKittrick to comprehend the intricacies of this case.
(d) Get McKittrick to comprehend the complexity of murder cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the members of the council of black ministers arrive for strategic planning regarding the NAACP defense of Carl Lee?

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. The Hailey indictment is not mentioned on TV until a brief 10:00 p.m. news segment, so what is Jake's response?

4. How have Lucien and Harry Rex advised Jake regarding selection of women for the jury?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Billy Ray Cobb's brother, Freddie, approach in seeking revenge, and what is the result?

2. How are the key characters depicted as selfish and self-centered in Chapter 24?

3. What sort of an attorney is Harry Rex Vonner?

4. What observations on the part of Jake's secretary irritate him to the point he advises her to keep quiet or quit?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Lucien advise Jake his best courses of action are in Carl Lee's defense?

6. What sort of a lawman is Sheriff Ozzie Walls?

7. What are some of the efforts made in Clanton in preparation for the trial?

8. How does John Grisham depict the events taking place in Clanton as carnival-like?

9. Why does John Grisham open his story with such horrific detail of the crime?

10. Why does the name of Clyde Sisco cause some stir during Jake's jury strategy team session in Chapter 29?

(see the answer keys)

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