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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. Where does Judge Noose advise the jurors they will be sequestered?

2. What happens to Ellen on her way to Oxford on the evening of the shooting?

3. 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?

4. Ellen explains that it will be impossible to keep what from the jury?

5. On Monday, during the fifteen minute recess after Rodeheaver's testimony, Jake runs up to the law library where Harry Rex is already, and he assures Jake of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jake when the National Guard arrive?

4. On the second day of the trial, what happens to Gerald Ault, Jake's "ace-in-the-hole"?

5. Why is Jake essentially lost in court the day he returned after being shot at?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. What issues did Lucien face in bringing thousands of black protesters to Clanton?

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

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

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."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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