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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. How is Ford County Sheriff viewed by the local citizenry?
(a) He is respected and loved by black residents primarily, not white residents.
(b) He is respected and loved by virtually all, both black and white residents.
(c) He is respected and loved by white residents primarily, not black residents.
(d) He is not respected nor loved by many black or white residents.
2. What does Jake Brigance drive?
(a) A Saab.
(b) A Jaguar.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Rolls-Royce.
3. 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 psychologist.
(b) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired psychiatrist.
(c) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired pediatrician.
(d) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired podiatrist.
4. When a Memphis TV crew requests to be allowed to film the trial, what does Judge Willard Bullard do?
(a) Instructs the county courtroom deputy, Mr. Pate, to throw them out.
(b) Advises they may film, but it will all be reviewed by the county prosecutor.
(c) Grants them permission so long as they do not interfere with proceedings.
(d) Advises they may only film inside the courtroom, they may not broadcast.
5. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?
(a) An automatic AK-47.
(b) A .45 caliber semi-automatic.
(c) An automatic M-1 carbine.
(d) An automatic M-16.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Judge Omar Noose initiated his career as a mediocre lawyer but good politician who served five terms in the state legislature, and during which he developed what?
3. How does Ozzie get the bomb defused?
4. The Hailey indictment is not mentioned on TV until a brief 10:00 p.m. news segment, so what is Jake's response?
5. What happens when Jake calls Lester in Chicago?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of a lawyer is Jake Brigance?
2. In Chapter 10, what does Lucien advise Jake his best courses of action are in Carl Lee's defense?
3. What transpires between Carl Lee and Deputy Looney while the latter is still hospitalized, and how does Jake respond?
4. What are some of the efforts made in Clanton in preparation for the trial?
5. What is a significant plot development in Chapter 5?
6. Why does a convoy of buses enter Clanton?
7. What sort of an attorney is Harry Rex Vonner?
8. How does Rufus Buckley make use of the illegally-obtained jury list?
9. Why does John Grisham open his story with such horrific detail of the crime?
10. What sort of relationship exists between Sheriff Ozzie Walls and Jake Brigance?
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