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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Rufus Buckley's political ambitions lead him to?
(a) District Judge.
(b) State Attorney.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Governorship.

2. As the Mississippi Imperial Wizard of the Klan speaks from the podium, there are 40 Klansmen marching at the courthouse and how many black people?
(a) Black people outnumber the Klan 5-1.
(b) Black people outnumber the Klan 15-1.
(c) Black people outnumber the Klan 2-1.
(d) Black people outnumber the Klan 10-1.

3. 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 not allow their daughters to testify.
(c) That they would move so their daughters could start over.
(d) That they would carefully follow the trial.

4. Why does Jake threaten to fire his secretary Ethel?
(a) She has repeatedly been late to work and taken long lunch breaks.
(b) She has allowed someone to await his return in his office.
(c) She has brought individuals to his office before advising of their presence.
(d) She has allowed calls to come to his office phone before 8:30 a.m.

5. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?
(a) An automatic M-16.
(b) An automatic AK-47.
(c) A .45 caliber semi-automatic.
(d) An automatic M-1 carbine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Agee agree to get the "love offering" funds for the Hailey family to Gwen?

2. When Bo Marsharfsky calls requesting Jake to be his local associate, what is his response?

3. What have local attorneys dubbed Judge Omar Noose?

4. Since Jake insists he will not be a "gofer" for the NAACP, what is the response when Carl Lee asks what will happen to the $20,000 defense fund if he uses only Jake?

5. What is Jake's view of insurance companies and their lawyers?

(see the answer key)

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