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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) That she carries licensed, snub-nose protection in her purse.
(b) She will rely on the Sheriff's Department to protect as needed.
(c) She changes her mind and leaves town.
(d) She is not afraid and will take her chances.

2. On the morning of the day he first meets Ellen, what is it Jake recalls Carla could tell during their phone conversation the night before?
(a) That he was still in his office and eating takeout food.
(b) That he was drunk.
(c) That he was tired and had not gotten enough sleep.
(d) That he had jut awoken from a deep sleep.

3. 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?
(a) Deep in the woods of Durham County, 125 miles northeast of Clanton.
(b) In a barn on an abandoned farm, 20 miles outside Vicksburg.
(c) Deep in the woods of Nettles County, 230 miles south of Clanton.
(d) In a warehouse in an industrial park, late at night.

4. Why does Jake threaten to fire his secretary Ethel?
(a) She has allowed calls to come to his office phone before 8:30 a.m.
(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 repeatedly been late to work and taken long lunch breaks.

5. Who is Jake's favorite waitress at the Coffee Shop?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Dell.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Susie Lynn.

6. What are the six capital defense attorneys of the NAACP known as?
(a) The "always win team."
(b) The "last chance squad."
(c) The "death squad."
(d) The "defense squad."

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

8. How does Carl Lee compare killing the white men who raped his daughter with killing the "gooks" in Vietnam?
(a) He regrets the killing in Clanton.
(b) He feels killing both situations were equally necessary.
(c) He feels worse about the killing in Mississippi.
(d) He feels worse about the killing in Vietnam.

9. After being threatened by Marsharfsky, Jake does what?
(a) Lights a cheap cigar, and writes a complaint regarding Marsharfsky.
(b) Lights an expensive Cuban cigar, and writes a change of venue request.
(c) Lights an expensive Caribbean cigar, and writes a complaint regarding Marsharfsky.
(d) Lights a cheap cigar, and writes a change of venue request.

10. What happens when Jake calls Lester in Chicago?
(a) Lester says he cannot return until the trial.
(b) Lester agrees to return to Clanton with little prompting.
(c) Lester agrees to return to Clanton with much prompting.
(d) Lester agrees to come back, but not soon.

11. What does Tonya, who suffers from endless nightmares and is certain that her attackers are after her, insist on?
(a) That every light in the home stay on all night, and her brothers sleep outside her door.
(b) That Deputy Willie Hastings, Tonya's uncle, sit under her bedroom window.
(c) That one of her brothers sleep outside her bedroom, and the other sit under her window.
(d) That her mother sleep with her, and her brothers sleep outside her bedroom door.

12. When does Agee agree to get the "love offering" funds for the Hailey family to Gwen?
(a) When Jake threatens to prosecute.
(b) When Ozzie threatens to arrest him.
(c) When Carl Lee threatens to tell everyone of Agee's dirty dealings.
(d) When Ozzie says he could tell the church of his stolen car, DUI, and funeral home kickbicks.

13. According to Judge Noose, what is the largest media problem?
(a) Attorneys revealing too much information.
(b) Two attorneys fighting for the same spotlight.
(c) Lawyers refusing to be interviewed.
(d) Two attorneys squabbling publically.

14. How does Ozzie determine what is in the ticking case the stranger has brought to the front porch of of Jake's home?
(a) He threatens to shoot both of his knees.
(b) He threatens to break his ankles.
(c) He handcuffs the man to the gas meter and places the case between his legs.
(d) Ozzie breaks both of the man's ankles.

15. Several days following his being rehired by Carl Lee, Jake is summoned to Lucien's home to meet whom?
(a) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired psychologist.
(b) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired podiatrist.
(c) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired pediatrician.
(d) Dr. W.T. Bass, retired psychiatrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lucien Wilbanks inherited the family law firm in 1965, what does he keep?

2. What is the temperature at Reverend Agee's rally?

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. How long does it take Sheriff Ozzie Walls to obtain arrest warrants for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?

5. After her refusal to give the juror list to Jake, what does Jean Gillespie do when he reminds her of previously helping with her family and her reelection?

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