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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After two days of deliberation, the jury is still split _____________ in favor of Williams' conviction.
(a) 10 to 1
(b) 5 to 6
(c) 7 to 4
(d) 8 to 3

2. Who is the judge at Jim's trial?
(a) Judge Hall
(b) Judge Johnson
(c) Judge Seiler
(d) Judge Oliver

3. Who orders a new trial for Williams?
(a) Judge Oliver
(b) His lawyer
(c) The Georgia Supreme Court
(d) His mother

4. What does Williams do from jail?
(a) Starts a rehab clinic
(b) Organizes his appeal
(c) Talks to reporters
(d) Runs his antique business

5. What is the verdict reached by the jury?
(a) Hung jury
(b) Not guilty
(c) Guilty of manslaughter
(d) Guilty of pre-meditated murder

6. How long does the jury deliberate?
(a) One week
(b) One day
(c) One hour
(d) One month

7. What is the source of Sonny Seiler's discomfort at the upcoming trial?
(a) Minervan is an unsettling presence in the courtroom
(b) Williams is running out of money
(c) The issue of the lack of gunpowder residue on Danny's hands
(d) Williams' homosexuality has engendered negative feelings

8. What does Williams plan for the first time in eight years?
(a) A birthday party for his mother
(b) A Fourth of July block party
(c) His Christmas party
(d) A quiet evening at home

9. What movie begins shooting outside Mercer House?
(a) The Bourne Identity
(b) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(c) The Terminator
(d) Glory

10. Who is the nurse that Sonny Seiler calls to testify at the third trial?
(a) Judy Everson
(b) Marilyn Case
(c) Mary Campbell
(d) Audra Morton

11. What happens with Williams' second trial verdict?
(a) It is still under appeal
(b) It is upheld
(c) It is overturned
(d) It is considered a mistrial

12. What is the outcome of Williams' second trial?
(a) There is another mistrial
(b) The case is thrown out
(c) He is found innocent of murder
(d) He is found guilty of murder

13. Who moves into Mercer House while Williams is in jail?
(a) Danny Hansford's mother
(b) Chablis
(c) Mrs. Williams
(d) Minerva

14. What has Williams' attorney found that will help his case?
(a) New gunshot residue reports
(b) New jurors
(c) New witnesses
(d) New crime scene photos

15. What does the prosecutor bring to light about Williams?
(a) He is racially prejudiced
(b) He used to pay Danny for sex
(c) He has an alcohol problem
(d) He is losing his business

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Williams' demeanor regarding his case?

2. What does Mrs. Williams take to Williams in jail?

3. What bad news does Williams face?

4. Why does Minverva refuse to testify?

5. What does Williams plan for his mother from his jail cell?

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