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

2. 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 would have to convict of a lesser charge.
(b) She would have to convict.
(c) She could not convict.
(d) It would be hard to convict.

3. How long does the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard last?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much has Jake been paid by Lester Hailey prior to the indictment?

2. What three individuals were aware of what would likely take place, so the double murder does not surprise them?

3. The Hailey indictment is not mentioned on TV until a brief 10:00 p.m. news segment, so what is Jake's response?

4. When interviewed by TV journalists the day before Carl Lee's preliminary hearing, what does Jake tell them a Mississippi jury has as options when trying capital murder?

5. How does Jake Brigance view the Carl Lee Hailey murder trial?

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