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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Carla learn about the all-white jurors in the case?
(a) She learns about them during a TV newsbroadcast.
(b) She learns about them during a phone call with Jake.
(c) She hears about them during a radio news broadcast.
(d) She reads about them in the newspaper.

2. How many black people does Lucien plan to bring to the courthouse and chant "Free Carl Lee"?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000.

3. On day two of the proceedings, how does the morning begin and where are all the "players" situated?
(a) Breezy, with even more than before taking spots on the front lawn.
(b) Drizzling and warm, with many diligently taking places on the front lawn.
(c) Muggy and overcast, with some diligently taking places on the front lawn.
(d) Hot and sunny, with all diligently taking places on the front lawn.

4. What are the bored jurors doing by the evening of the third day after the phones have been removed from their rooms?
(a) Reading magazines, buying sodas from a machine, and playing cards.
(b) Swimming in the motel pool, reading magazines, and playing cards.
(c) Cooling off in the motel pool, drinking sodas, and playing cards.
(d) Buying sodas from a machine, playing cards, and discussing the case.

5. How does Deputy Looney describe Carl Lee?
(a) "It was an accident. But he deserves some prison time."
(b) "For what he did, he deserves life."
(c) "He's a hero. Give him a trophy."
(d) "He's a killer. He's worthy of death."

Short Answer Questions

1. While they await the jury's verdict from Jake's office, what does Lucien confirm as he spins tales regarding his family's heritage?

2. When Jake objects as Lucien broaches the topic of buying a jury, the latter reminds him of what?

3. What happens to Ellen on her way to Oxford on the evening of the shooting?

4. At 5:00 a.m. Harry Rex arrives with biscuit sandwiches sent by Jake's favorite waitress at the Coffee Shop, and he discusses with Jake:

5. When the jurors arrive the next morning for further deliberation, how are they taken from the bus to the courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Beyond the cost of a human life and loss for loved ones and associates, what are some of the significant ramifications of Tim Nunley's death?

2. How are the twelve jurors and two alternates sequestered?

3. What transpires as the forty Ku Klux Klansmen arrive to demonstrate at the courthouse where the black protesters held their vigil?

4. On the second day of the trial, what happens to Gerald Ault, Jake's "ace-in-the-hole"?

5. What happens when Ellen first arrives at Jake's office on the Sunday the National Guard arrives?

6. How do Harry Rex's pickup and Jake's Saab reflect more than a matter of taste, but of personality?

7. How does Grisham depict Jake's response to the soldier who is seriously injured for protecting him?

8. What transpires when Clyde Acker walks for a cola at the Temple Inn?

9. Why is Jake essentially lost in court the day he returned after being shot at?

10. What happens when Jake requests a change of venue from Judge Noose following the riot and cross-burnings?

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