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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the NAACP initially contribute toward the defense of Carl Lee?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

3. Sheriff Walls is concerned about Carl Lee's safety and comes up with what plan for transporting him to the courthouse on the day of his preliminary hearing?
(a) Finds a prisoner resembling Carl Lee, and has him transported in another cruiser for reporters to follow.
(b) Has Carl Lee dressed as deputy with toy gun in holster, and transported in the front seat of cruiser.
(c) Finds a prisoner resembling Carl Lee, and has him transported with Carl Lee.
(d) Finds a prisoner resembling Carl Lee, and has him break and run for reporters to chase.

4. 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) It would be hard to convict.
(c) She would have to convict.
(d) She could not convict.

5. Jake's friend Harry Rex Vonner tells him the grand jury voted how on the Hailey indictment?
(a) 13-5.
(b) 10-8.
(c) 11-5.
(d) 12-6.

6. When Bo Marsharfsky calls requesting Jake to be his local associate, what is his response?
(a) Agrees.
(b) Says nothing, and slams the phone down.
(c) Considers it briefly, then declines.
(d) Refuses, accuses him of solicitation, and threatens to report or have him reviewed by grand jury.

7. During their picnic, what is Carl Lee's response when Gwen questions him about his commitment to bring in a few hundred dollars to make ends meet?
(a) He firmly repeats that he will see what he can do.
(b) He states he is doing the best he can.
(c) He remains silent.
(d) He reminds her he is still the man of the family.

8. What does Sheriff Walls testify during the change of venue hearing?
(a) There are not 12 Ford County citizens that don't have all the rape and murder facts, and their minds are made up.
(b) Most Ford County citizens know most of the rape and murder facts, and have not made their minds up.
(c) Virtually all Ford County citizens don't know all the rape and murder facts, but have their minds made up.
(d) The majority of Ford County citizens know all the rape and murder facts, and have their minds made up.

9. 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 laughs.
(b) He orders pizza.
(c) He does some paperwork.
(d) He yells angily and tosses a sofa pillow at the TV.

10. 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) Primarily in modest-priced vehicles.
(c) In Chevrolets and Dodges.
(d) In Saabs and BMWs.

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

12. Where does Ellen sleep after the jury strategy session is over and Jake is followed home by Deputy Nesbit?
(a) With a friend of Jake and Carla.
(b) In the Clanton Inn.
(c) In a motor lodge.
(d) On the office couch.

13. At the city's largest black church, with NAACP officials and Gwen Hailey at his side, who announces the Carl Lee Hailey defense fund?
(a) Reverend Ollie Agee.
(b) Reverend Amos Oliver.
(c) Pastor Malachi Aristotle.
(d) Pastor Oster Angel.

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

15. What does Ozzie do after he is tipped off three minutes after midnight on July 12 that the Brigance home is to be blown up within three hours?
(a) Ignores the tip.
(b) Awakens Jake, and instructs him to take his family to the airport.
(c) Awakens Jake, and instructs him to take up a position with his rifle.
(d) Awakens Jake, and instructs him to send his family into hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Ku Klux Klan meeting when Freddie Cobb, Billy Ray's brother, is stipulating to the Imperial Wizard that that they must get involved?

2. The Sunday after Jake gets fired, he and Carla skip church and take Hanna where?

3. Why does Jake decide to stay out of the Coffee Shop?

4. Who is Rocky Childers?

5. How does Ozzie get the bomb defused?

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