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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. 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?
(a) They might not be able to come to a decision.
(b) They might not indict.
(c) They might find he was temporarily insane.
(d) They might rule it took place in the heat of the moment.

2. How many murder trials has Jake Brigance served as the defense counsel prior to the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

3. When Lucien Wilbanks inherited the family law firm in 1965, what does he keep?
(a) His father's favorite hunting rifles.
(b) His father's favorite secretary, Ethel Twitty.
(c) His father's entire legal staff.
(d) A brank new Ford Mustang.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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?

3. How is Ford County Sheriff viewed by the local citizenry?

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

5. How old is Tonya?

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