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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. On Friday, day five of the trial, Ozzie and Deputy Nesbit wake Jake before 5:00 a.m. to inform him "Mickey Mouse" has reported what?
(a) The Klan plan again to blow up Jake's home.
(b) The Klan plan to bomb his office.
(c) The Klan plan to kill Jake on the day of Stump Sisson's funeral.
(d) The Klan plan to shoot him and Carl Lee in court today.

2. When a juror is jumped by thugs at the Temple Inn, how is he threatened?
(a) At knifepoint; they know where his family is if there is no conviction.
(b) At knifepoint; he will watch his family die if there is no conviction.
(c) At gunpoint; they know where his family is if there is no conviction.
(d) One house has burned; his family's could too if there is no conviction.

3. Why is Carl Lee aghast when the jury is finally seated?
(a) It is all-white, 9 women and 3 men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(b) It is all-white, 12 women and no men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(c) It is all-white, 11 women and 1 man, only 1 black of 2 alternates.
(d) It is all-white, 10 women and 2 men, only 1 black of 2 alternates.

4. At one point, talk amongst the jurors gradually leads toward a guilty verdict, based essentially on what?
(a) Carl Lee's six days of planning and premeditation.
(b) Rape being worthy of life, but not death.
(c) Carl Lee had an option to await the outcome of Cobb's and Willard's trial.
(d) Carl Lee having used an illegal firearm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Jake seeks a change of venue from Judge Noose and is told nothing would be done except removing 20 intimidated jurors, Jake learns what?

3. When Jake and Harry Rex arrive at the Memphis hospital to visit Ellen, her father, Sheldon Roark, explains what about the injuries to her head that required thirty-nine stitches?

4. When Jake addresses the jury, what does he first apologize for?

5. What does Jake say to the judge after Ozzie explains what has taken place to Noose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Jake and Ellen on the balcony of Jake's office?

2. What are some of the changes in perspective the Carl Lee Hailey trial has had on Jake?

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

4. What happens on the Saturday morning when "Mickey Mouse" tips Ozzie the Klan plan a multi-state retaliation for the Thursday riot?

5. 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?

6. On Monday, the first morning of the trial, what positions does Jake direct Ellen and Harry Rex, his two assistants, to assume?

7. Upon arrival at the hospital to visit Ellen following the Ku Klux Klan attack, how does her father describe to Jake and Harry Rex the way she incurred injuries to the head requiring thirty-nine stitches?

8. Why is everyone relieved when Jake declines to question Murphy, the janitor, in cross-examination?

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

10. What issues did Lucien face in bringing thousands of black protesters to Clanton?

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