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

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) Primarily in modest-priced vehicles.
(b) In Chevrolets and Dodges.
(c) In Saabs and BMWs.
(d) In their Cadillacs and Lincolns.

2. During one phone call to Carla shortly prior to the trial, whose situation is Jake careful not to bring up?
(a) Reverend Agee's.
(b) Ozzie Walls'.
(c) Bud Twitty's.
(d) Gwem Hailey's.

3. 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 threatens to shoot both of his knees.
(d) He handcuffs the man to the gas meter and places the case between his legs.

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

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

6. Following the preliminary hearing for Billy Ray Cobb and Pete Willard, who hides in the county courthouse after closing at 4:30 p.m. on Friday?
(a) Carl Lee Hailey.
(b) Lester Hailey.
(c) Jake Brigance.
(d) Lucien Wilbanks.

7. A convoy of how many buses carrying elderly blacks converge at the courthouse where Reverend Agee is holding a rally?
(a) 27.
(b) 42.
(c) 22.
(d) 31.

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

9. What do the participants chant at the rally?
(a) "We want a just trial."
(b) "Amazing grace."
(c) "Free Carl Lee."
(d) "We will overcome."

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

11. How do the other prisoners feel about Carl Lee taking meals with the sheriff?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Jealous.

12. 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 could not convict.
(b) She would have to convict of a lesser charge.
(c) She would have to convict.
(d) It would be hard to convict.

13. Why does Jake decide to stay out of the Coffee Shop?
(a) The manager asked him to because he represented Carl Lee and business was down.
(b) He got into an argument with his favorite waitress.
(c) He had a bad breakfast there one morning and got sick.
(d) Since being fired, he regrets the TV footage, and wants to avoid locals.

14. 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 tired and had not gotten enough sleep.
(b) That he was drunk.
(c) That he had jut awoken from a deep sleep.
(d) That he was still in his office and eating takeout food.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Judge Omar Noose initiated his career as a mediocre lawyer but good politician who served five terms in the state legislature, and during which he developed what?

3. After Jake tells Ethel to shut up or quit when she informs him about his $4,000 in unpaid bills, less than $1,900 in the bank, and his failure to see clients or drop off promised files, what does she do?

4. What does Jake Brigance drive?

5. Lester tells Carl Lee what when he visits his cell?

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