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

2. While Jake and Ellen are working on various issues of the case, whom do they invite to join them on the balcony of the law office?
(a) Lucien.
(b) Deputy Nesbit.
(c) Harry Rex.
(d) Ozzie Walls.

3. On Saturday morning, the day after Jake was shot at, the rumor in Clanton is that the shooters claim to be whom?
(a) "Freelancers" from outside Mississippi.
(b) Sisson family members.
(c) Jake's former clients.
(d) Klansmen.

4. When Murphy, the janitor, is called as a witness of the state on the afternoon of the fourth day, it is a gut-wrenching ordeal for what reason?
(a) He was close to Willard, and had a difficult time keeping his composure.
(b) He was close to Cobb, and had a difficult time keeping his composure.
(c) He was afraid of being questioned, and was nearly in tears for an hour.
(d) He stutters and spits in response to the questions for an hour.

5. What does Wanda Womack ask the jury panel to consider to convince them to rule not guilty by reason of insanity?
(a) Imagine Tonya as a white girl attacked by two drunk black men.
(b) Consider what the crowd outside will do if he is found guilty.
(c) Consider their reaction if their daughter was attacked and beaten.
(d) Consider true justice for a father, not the legal system.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Buckley's opening statement runs an hour and a half, and Jake's opening is how long?

3. Who does Jake learn Wanda Womack lives with?

4. Where does Deputy Nesbit take Ellen to sleep the night before the trial opens?

5. Some of the patrons in the Coffee Shop speculate what about a reporter from the Channel 4 News?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jake when the National Guard arrive?

2. Just past midnight of the day Dr. Bass was questioned, what does Jake discover when driven to his home due to an emergency?

3. 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?

4. When the case is given to the jury, where do the members stand?

5. How is Jake's closing argument indicative of it being his finest hour?

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

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

8. In Chapter 37, how does the consumption or abuse of alcohol come into play?

9. 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?

10. What transpires when Jake requests a change of venue in chambers on Monday, the first day of court?

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