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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 jury selection, how many of the 102 prospects does Roach excuse by noon?

2. How long does Marlene say she has been in Biloxi and got a job serving drinks at the Carousel in Chapter 27?

3. Where is Henry Taylor incarcerated when he is killed?

4. What is the cocaine worth that Fats is found with when he is arrested?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conversation do Keith and Hugh have before Hugh is executed?

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

4. Who is Bayard Wolf, and to what crimes does he confess?

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

6. Why does Lance take a plea deal?

7. How does Keith get information about Fats being involved in drug smuggling?

8. What news does Keith present at a news conference in Chapter 47?

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

10. Who becomes the judge for the trial for the murder of Jesse after Oliphant becomes ill and has to recuse himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does The Boys from Biloxi take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hugh, Jimmie, and Sissy rob jewelry stores. How and why is Hugh protected from the consequences of his actions?

Essay Topic 3

Henry Taylor thinks the local police are incompetent because they do not catch him. How does Grisham use dramatic irony when Taylor thinks to himself that the local police are incompetent?

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