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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. In Chapter 27, when do Jesse, Agnes, and their daughters drive to attend Keith's law school graduation?

2. Where does Gross want Taylor to do a job?

3. Why is Judge Oliphant taking pain medication in Chapter 27?

4. In Ginger's trial, how many jurors refused to vote that Ginger is guilty?

5. When Keith become attorney general, how many lawyers are on his staff?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the FBI keep track of Taylor after he leaves the hospital?

2. Who is appointed as special prosecutor for Jesse's murder trial and why?

3. How is Lance doing in prison in 1976?

4. What are the Rudy children doing in Chapter 29?

5. How is Henry Taylor caught?

6. What does Ginger do when the Supreme Court affirms that the Carousel is a nuisance and closes it?

7. In May 1973, why do Jesse, Agnes, Beverly, and Laura drive to Oxford?

8. What is life like for Lance when he is released from Parchman?

9. What does Burch suggest Lance do to delay his trial?

10. What does Jesse find on his windshield during Ginger's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Fats and Lance are uneasy when Jesse is elected to DA. Why are they uneasy? How do they decide to deal with Jesse and why?

Essay Topic 2

A special prosecutor presides over the trial for Jesse’s murder. Why does Keith not serve as prosecutor for the trial?

Essay Topic 3

Jesse considers running to become the district attorney. Why does Jesse decide to campaign to become district attorney?

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