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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. Jake Brigance advises deputies that Billy Ray Cobb could receive life plus 40 years if he is convicted on all charges, and could be paroled how soon if Tonya lives?
3. A convoy of how many buses carrying elderly blacks converge at the courthouse where Reverend Agee is holding a rally?
4. Following his motion to withdraw on Friday, Jake does what?
5. Lester tells Carl Lee what when he visits his cell?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of a lawyer is Jake Brigance?
2. What illegal methods does Ozzie employ to gain information from the suspected bomber?
3. What is Ellen Roark's response to Jake when he quizzes her on her credentials?
4. What transpires between Carl Lee and Deputy Looney while the latter is still hospitalized, and how does Jake respond?
5. What do readers learn about Jake Brigance in Chapter 8?
6. What are some of the efforts made in Clanton in preparation for the trial?
7. What sort of relationship exists between Sheriff Ozzie Walls and Jake Brigance?
8. In what ways does John Grisham show that Jake relishes being back on center stage once he is Carl Lee's attorney?
9. What does the reader learn about the Ford County District Attorney in Chapter 7?
10. In Chapter 10, what does Lucien advise Jake his best courses of action are in Carl Lee's defense?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ellen Roark and Harry Rex perform legal support functions for Jake Brigance. Identify and compare these functions. How are they similar? How are they different? At what times does Jake rely on these legal support services, and when does he operate without them?
Essay Topic 2
One theme that runs through "A Time to Kill" is deciding between the paths of right and wrong where risks are involved due to influence or threat of the KKK. Examine and compare how it is approached by Judge Noose, jury member Barry Acker, and Jake Brigance.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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