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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 many patrons were involved a honky-tonk fistfight Calvin Ball was involved in?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. How long does it take the jury at Hugh's trial to find him guilty of capital murder?
(a) 38 minutes.
(b) 47 minutes.
(c) 2 hours and 3 minutes.
(d) 1 hours and 12 minutes.

3. When does Lance plead guilty in Chapter 35?
(a) May 3.
(b) May 17.
(c) May 12.
(d) May 22.

4. In Chapter 47, where does a grand jury indict Taylor and Nevin for the crime of conspiring to commit a contract killing?
(a) Murfreesboro.
(b) Knoxville.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Memphis.

5. How long did Abraham Roach, the judge who comes out of retirement for the trial for Jesse's murder, serve as a circuit judge?
(a) 38 years.
(b) Over 30 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) About 40 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lance visit Hugh on Death Row?

2. What is the name of the man whose car Nevin and Sammy take after they escape from Parchman?

3. How much time does Keith spend with Harley Stofer at Parchman in June 1980?

4. When Burch asks for Malco's trial to be moved in March because of Malco's health, when is the trial set for?

5. In Chapter 27, how many prospective jurors are on a list Judge Oliphant gives to Jesse and Joshua Burch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes the judge for the trial for the murder of Jesse after Oliphant becomes ill and has to recuse himself?

2. How is Hugh arrested?

3. How does Henry Taylor die, and how is his body disposed of?

4. Who is appointed as special prosecutor for Jesse's murder trial and why?

5. Why does Mississippi switch from using the gas chamber to lethal injection?

6. What does Jesse find on his windshield during Ginger's trial?

7. What does Ginger do when the Supreme Court affirms that the Carousel is a nuisance and closes it?

8. How is Jesse killed?

9. How do the FBI keep track of Taylor after he leaves the hospital?

10. What news does Keith present at a news conference in Chapter 47?

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