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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. What illegal item does Carl Lee Hailey request to buy from K.T. "Cat" Bruster?
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. What have local attorneys dubbed Judge Omar Noose?
4. How much has Jake been paid by Lester Hailey prior to the indictment?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What transpires between Carl Lee and Deputy Looney while the latter is still hospitalized, and how does Jake respond?
2. What is a significant plot development in Chapter 5?
3. What sort of a lawyer is Jake Brigance?
4. Why is Carl Lee reluctant to rehire Jake?
5. How does K.T. "Cat" Bruster's view of truth and justice compare with Carl Lee's?
6. What sort of a lawman is Sheriff Ozzie Walls?
7. Why does John Grisham open his story with such horrific detail of the crime?
8. What sort of relationship exists between Sheriff Ozzie Walls and Jake Brigance?
9. What sort of an attorney is Harry Rex Vonner?
10. Despite Jake's seeking a change of venue again, what are the reasons Jake would prefer the trial continue in Ford County?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is identified at "Mickey Mouse" in the Ku Klux Klan? What has this individual attempted to do secretly? Provide several examples of "Mickey Mouse's" success. When did "Mickey Mouse" fail?
Essay Topic 2
What type of home do Jake Brigance and his family reside in? Why is it unique? How is Jake able to afford it, given that he also drives a Saab, the only one in the county? Why did Jake select this home? Consider these questions to examine Jake's character.
Essay Topic 3
Provide examples from the text where John Grisham utilizes the language and culture of the south to place the reader in the small, Mississippi town of Clanton.
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