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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. As the Mississippi Imperial Wizard of the Klan speaks from the podium, there are 40 Klansmen marching at the courthouse and how many black people?

2. Where do Lucien, Harry Rex, and Jake go after talking with Wanda Womack and Mack Loyd Crowell?

3. What is Lucien's advice to Jake regarding fear?

4. Although Jake wished he had not worn ostrich skin boots, Lucien argues what?

5. When the jury is impaneled, Jake, Harry Rex, and Ellen are in agreement about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the jurors feel more incarcerated than safe?

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

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

6. What does Jake do on the balcony of his office after he returns from the Coffee Shop on the day the jurors deliver their verdict?

7. What does Jake when the National Guard arrive?

8. Why is Lucien able to draw thousands of black residents from northern Mississippi to Clanton to demonstrate on behalf of Carl Lee?

9. Shortly after midnight, following the riot in the courthouse square, what do five teams of the KKK do?

10. How do Harry Rex's pickup and Jake's Saab reflect more than a matter of taste, but of personality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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