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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who aids Ellen following her plight?
(a) Jake.
(b) Deputy Nesbitt.
(c) "Mickey Mouse."
(d) Ozzie.

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

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

4. 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 states Sisco is one of few whites at Tank's Tonk.
(c) Lucien says Sisco owes him, as he got him off of prior charges.
(d) Lucien tells how he "bought" Sisco in a previous case.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where is Tonya seated in the interview with Jake and the Hailey family?

3. What happens to Ellen on her way to Oxford on the evening of the shooting?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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