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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the members of the council of black ministers arrive for strategic planning regarding the NAACP defense of Carl Lee?
(a) In their Cadillacs and Lincolns.
(b) In Saabs and BMWs.
(c) Primarily in modest-priced vehicles.
(d) In Chevrolets and Dodges.

2. When Jake and Harry Rex arrive at the Memphis hospital to visit Ellen, her father, Sheldon Roark, explains what about the injuries to her head that required thirty-nine stitches?
(a) Terrified she will be raped and killed, she beats head against a metal pole.
(b) In the trunk, she beats head trying to get free.
(c) She beats head after being covered by "Mickey Mouse," hoping for help.
(d) In the trunk, she beats head trying to summon help.

3. Jake knows Judge Noose will feel how about the National Guard being called in?
(a) Glad that another measure to ensure safety was taken.
(b) Wishing he had been consulted, but not upset.
(c) Understanding it is the mayor's job to ensure city safety, not the judge's.
(d) Furious that he was not consulted.

4. After Jake wakes with a bad hangover, what does he do?
(a) Sits in the shower for an hour.
(b) Falls on the sofa in his office and wishes he could die.
(c) Sips a large cup of coffee and goes to work.
(d) Falls asleep at his desk.

5. Who begs Sheriff Ozzie Walls to reopen the local "tonks"?
(a) The schoolboard members.
(b) Parents of young children.
(c) The local AA director.
(d) The local ministers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jake informs Ellen of the threats received by phone, the bombing attempt, and other dangers the job may entail, what is her response?

2. What is Clanton doing to prepare for the national spotlight a week before the Carl Lee trial?

3. 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?

4. When Jake and Buckley are in the judge's office the day before the arraignment, what does the former request?

5. After being threatened by Marsharfsky, Jake does what?

(see the answer key)

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