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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jake say to the judge after Ozzie explains what has taken place to Noose?
(a) He will be in, but not for an hour, as he needs to shower and change.
(b) He will not be in today, he will be drunk by afternoon, and he will be in Saturday.
(c) He will be in as soon as he showers, changes, and the area is secured.
(d) He will be in this afternoon, not this morning.

2. Who is Jake's favorite waitress at the Coffee Shop?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Susie Lynn.
(c) Dell.
(d) Lisa.

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?
(a) The Klan plan to bomb his office.
(b) The Klan plan again to blow up Jake's home.
(c) The Klan plan to kill Jake on the day of Stump Sisson's funeral.
(d) The Klan plan to shoot him and Carl Lee in court today.

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

5. A convoy of how many buses carrying elderly blacks converge at the courthouse where Reverend Agee is holding a rally?
(a) 31.
(b) 27.
(c) 22.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is wounded when Jake is escorted from his office to the courthouse on Friday morning, the fifth day?

2. Where does Ellen sleep after the jury strategy session is over and Jake is followed home by Deputy Nesbit?

3. Why does the name of Clyde Sisco cause some stir during the meeting of Jake's jury strategy team?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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