Gideon's Trumpet Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anthony Lewis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gideon's Trumpet Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anthony Lewis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. In what city in Florida did Gideon reside?
(a) Panama City.
(b) Tampa.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Pensacola.

3. What does Gideon tell his attorney is the primary reason he needs to get out of jail?
(a) To make arrangements for his children.
(b) To have surgery.
(c) To get a job.
(d) To show his innocence.

4. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

5. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?
(a) It is on audio tape.
(b) It exceeds the page count limit.
(c) It is sent via email.
(d) It is handwritten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the central person in GIDEON'S TRUMPET?

2. Gideon writes a letter of ____________ pages to Abe Fortas to tell him what really happened.

3. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?

4. What does Gideon say about the prison facilities for filing court documents?

5. How many pages does Gideon's Supreme Court petition contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the famous case by which assigning attorneys to defendants is determined?

2. What is the premise of GIDEON'S TRUMPET?

3. What is Gideon's mood as he heads into his Supreme Court trial?

4. What is the typical course for a case to reach the Supreme Court?

5. Do the Supreme Court Justices get to decide which cases they will hear?

6. Describe some of Gideon's bad childhood experiences.

7. What is so unusual about Gideon's tenacity in preparing his petition to the Supreme Court?

8. What is the seeming difference between how the Supreme Court views indigence and how Gideon was treated in the lower court?

9. What compensation does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case get?

10. What distinction did Justice Jackson once make regarding the infallibility of Supreme Court decision?

(see the answer keys)

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