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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. Lester Hailey has driven to Clanton from where?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Pittsburgh.

2. Why does Lucien advise Jake he needs to seek a change of venue?
(a) The chances for a less experienced prosecutor are better.
(b) The KKK in Ford County is very strong.
(c) To get at least one black jury member.
(d) Everyone in Ford County has already made their minds up.

3. What three individuals were aware of what would likely take place, so the double murder does not surprise them?
(a) Ozzie Walls, K.T. "Cat" Bruster, Deputy Looney.
(b) Lester Hailey, Jake Brigance, Judge Bullard.
(c) Ozzie Walls, Jake Brigance, Carl Lee Hailey.
(d) Carla Brigance, Pete Willard, Billy Ray Cobb.

4. What is Tonya restrained with while being raped?
(a) Nylon rope.
(b) Swing-set chain.
(c) Electrical cord.
(d) Cotton rope.

5. 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?
(a) Lucien Wilbanks.
(b) Jake Brigance.
(c) Lester Hailey.
(d) Carl Lee Hailey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lucien Wilbanks inherited the family law firm in 1965, what does he keep?

2. How long does the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard last?

3. On the day before Carl Lee's preliminary hearing, Jake, knowing the grand jurors are not yet selected and will likely see this news broadcast on TV that evening, reminds interviewers of what?

4. 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?

5. When a Memphis TV crew requests to be allowed to film the trial, what does Judge Willard Bullard do?

(see the answer key)

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