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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ellen on her way to Oxford on the evening of the shooting?
(a) She is pulled over by a vehicle with flashing blue lights.
(b) She is intentionally run off the road by a pickup truck.
(c) She is intentionally run off the road by a sedan.
(d) She has a motor vehicle accident.

2. What is the reaction to the press conference?
(a) Nothing local, only in Jackson, Memphis, Atlanta and elsewhere.
(b) It is a TV news hit, and the Hailey family photo appears on the front page.
(c) It is a short clip on the 10:00 p.m. broadcast, and a short column with no photo in the back pages.
(d) Primarily on TV news, and little in the newspapers.

3. Why does the name of Clyde Sisco cause some stir during the meeting of Jake's jury strategy team?
(a) Lucien says Sisco is white, but has a daughter with a black girlfriend.
(b) Lucien tells how he "bought" Sisco in a previous case.
(c) Lucien states Sisco is one of few whites at Tank's Tonk.
(d) Lucien says Sisco owes him, as he got him off of prior charges.

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

5. Who is wounded when Jake is escorted from his office to the courthouse on Friday morning, the fifth day?
(a) Jake.
(b) Deputy Nesbit.
(c) A National Guardsman.
(d) Ozzie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lucien furious on the morning of the shooting attempt to kill Jake?

2. Who is Jake's favorite waitress at the Coffee Shop?

3. On Friday, day five of the trial, Ozzie and Deputy Nesbit wake Jake before 5:00 a.m. to inform him "Mickey Mouse" has reported what?

4. What does Jake say to the judge after Ozzie explains what has taken place to Noose?

5. A convoy of how many buses carrying elderly blacks converge at the courthouse where Reverend Agee is holding a rally?

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