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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has received threatening phone calls both at home and in the office?
(a) Ethel Twitty.
(b) Percy Bullard.
(c) Rufus Buckley.
(d) Gwen Hailey.

2. When Jake Brigance confides in Sheriff Walls that Carl Lee Hailey may be planning the murder of Cobb and Willard, what do they speculate about how they might feel?
(a) That they might entertain murder.
(b) That they would move so their daughters could start over.
(c) That they would carefully follow the trial.
(d) That they would not allow their daughters to testify.

3. Who begs Sheriff Ozzie Walls to reopen the local "tonks"?
(a) The schoolboard members.
(b) Parents of young children.
(c) The local AA director.
(d) The local ministers.

4. What is Carla's reply when Jake asks her if she would convict Carl Lee Hailey for murdering Billy Ray Cobb if she were a jury member?
(a) She could not convict.
(b) It would be hard to convict.
(c) She would have to convict of a lesser charge.
(d) She would have to convict.

5. How is Ford County Sheriff viewed by the local citizenry?
(a) He is respected and loved by white residents primarily, not black residents.
(b) He is respected and loved by virtually all, both black and white residents.
(c) He is respected and loved by black residents primarily, not white residents.
(d) He is not respected nor loved by many black or white residents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rocky Childers?

2. What does Carl Lee Hailey feel his chances are, now that he has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder?

3. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?

4. Following the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard, who hides in the county courthouse after closing at 4:30 p.m. on Friday?

5. How old is Tonya?

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