2. Ollie Agee, the Hailey's pastor, convenes the Council of Ministers, a board of the local black ministry, which decides to do what?
(a) Initiate a fund and prayer vigil for the Hailey's.
(b) Initiate a defense fund for Carl Lee, a support fund for his family, and bring in the NAACP.
(c) Bring in the NAACP.
(d) Initiate a defense fund for Carl Lee, a support fund for his family, and security for Hailey's home.

3. What is Tonya carrying when she is kidnapped?
(a) An armful of firewood.
(b) A bag of groceries.
(c) A basket of fish and a pole.
(d) Her school books.

4. What is Lester's local girlfriend's name, and how many children do they have?
(a) Champagne, 1.
(b) Frances, 1.
(c) Iris, 1.
(d) Iris, 2.

5. What does Jake Brigance drive?
(a) A Saab.
(b) A Jaguar.
(c) A Rolls-Royce.
(d) A BMW.

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

7. Carla and Jake, raised as Baptist and Methodist respectively, have agreed to become what?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Presbyterian.

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

9. How many murder trials has Jake Brigance served as the defense counsel prior to the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

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

11. Where did K.T. "Cat" Bruster lose his eye?
(a) Back alleys of Chicago.
(b) Deserts of Afghanistan.
(c) Rice patties of Vietnam.
(d) Tenements of Memphis.

12. 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 would move so their daughters could start over.
(b) That they would carefully follow the trial.
(c) That they would not allow their daughters to testify.
(d) That they might entertain murder.

13. What does Judge Bullard do to calm his nerves?
(a) Drinks vodka.
(b) Listens to classical music.
(c) Drinks moonshine whiskey.
(d) Watches TV soaps at lunchtime.

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 break his ankles.
(b) Ozzie breaks both of the man's ankles.
(c) He handcuffs the man to the gas meter and places the case between his legs.
(d) He threatens to shoot both of his knees.

15. When a Memphis TV crew requests to be allowed to film the trial, what does Judge Willard Bullard do?
(a) Instructs the county courtroom deputy, Mr. Pate, to throw them out.
(b) Advises they may film, but it will all be reviewed by the county prosecutor.
(c) Advises they may only film inside the courtroom, they may not broadcast.
(d) Grants them permission so long as they do not interfere with proceedings.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does the name of Clyde Sisco cause some stir during the meeting of Jake's jury strategy team?

4. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?

5. According to Judge Noose, what is the largest media problem?

(see the answer keys)

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