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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the meeting of Jake's jury strategy team, what do the black citizens do?
2. 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?
3. Who is Jake's favorite waitress at the Coffee Shop?
4. During one phone call to Carla shortly prior to the trial, whose situation is Jake careful not to bring up?
5. Why does Lucien advise Jake he needs to seek a change of venue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jake skillfully manipulate the media immediately following Carl Lee's arraignment?
2. What do readers learn about Jake Brigance in Chapter 8?
3. Why does John Grisham open his story with such horrific detail of the crime?
4. What is the trajectory of Judge Omar Noose's career that has led him to his current status?
5. What does the reader learn about the Ford County District Attorney in Chapter 7?
6. What sort of relationship exists between Sheriff Ozzie Walls and Jake Brigance?
7. Despite Jake's seeking a change of venue again, what are the reasons Jake would prefer the trial continue in Ford County?
8. What does the reader learn in the dialogue between Carl Lee Hailey and Jake Brigance in Chapter 4?
9. How does K.T. "Cat" Bruster's view of truth and justice compare with Carl Lee's?
10. What sort of an attorney is Harry Rex Vonner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the symbolism of the Ford County Courthouse. What is it supposed to represent? What does John Grisham use it to reflect? Address what the various characters do there in contrast with that symbolism. Also explore Barry Acker's speculation regarding previous trials.
Essay Topic 2
The story is staged around a murder trial where a number of the key characters are attorneys. The author, John Grisham, is himself an attorney. How does he use his legal expertise in writing "A Time to Kill"? How is it reflected in the depiction of legal maneuvering, selection of the jury, legal and illegal tactics, use of associates for research in preparing for court, courtroom styles, actions in the judge's chambers, and other judicial aspects?
Essay Topic 3
John Grisham utilizes the theme of the forces of good marred by flaws. For example, in Chapter 29, he depicts the earnest goodwill of the black residents in the county in their candlelight vigil before the courthouse. They are committed to justice. However, their good intent is marred by the self-serving actions of their preachers who siphon their money and drive luxury cars. Identify other ways this theme prevails throughout "A Time to Kill."
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