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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Cleans a school.
(c) Works at a gas station.
(d) Tends bar.

2. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. In Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's document, Gideon states that he can't cite laws such as the Florida Attorney General has, but that he "_____________________________."
(a) But he will look them up if it takes forever.
(b) Is trying to learn the best he can.
(c) Has good intentions.
(d) Knows there are many of them.

4. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?
(a) It is handwritten.
(b) It is on audio tape.
(c) It exceeds the page count limit.
(d) It is sent via email.

5. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.
(a) All the chairs and tables were tipped over.
(b) The door lock was cut with bolt cutters.
(c) There were gunshots in the walls.
(d) The moneybox was empty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?

2. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.

3. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?

4. On what type of paper is Gideon's petition written?

5. How many children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?

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