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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long does it take Sheriff Ozzie Walls to obtain arrest warrants for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 20 minutes.

4. Jake Brigance advises deputies that Billy Ray Cobb could receive life plus 40 years if he is convicted on all charges, and could be paroled how soon if Tonya lives?
(a) 20 years.
(b) No parole.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 13 years.

5. The Hailey indictment is not mentioned on TV until a brief 10:00 p.m. news segment, so what is Jake's response?
(a) He does some paperwork.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He orders pizza.
(d) He yells angily and tosses a sofa pillow at the TV.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Lucien advise Jake he needs to seek a change of venue?

5. Where do Rufus Buckley's political ambitions lead him to?

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