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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 17, what job does Joel get at the end of the chapter?

2. In Chapter 16 during the first deliberations, how many jurors cannot bring themselves to vote in favor of death for Pete?

3. How much weight had Pete lost by the beginning of Chapter 25?

4. In 1941, how many men did MacArthur have under his command?

5. When does the Ford County grand jury convene to listen to evidence of the latest crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how is Jackie dressed for her appearance in court?

2. Where do Joel and Stella meet in Chapter 11, and where are they going?

3. Where is Pete's funeral held and his body buried?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who is present at in the courtroom?

5. In Chapter 12, why are Florry, Stella, and Joel not allowed to see Liza?

6. In Chapter 7, how does Joel justify disobeying his father?

7. What is the jail area like where Pete is incarcerated?

8. Where does Joel go while the jury deliberates on his father's fate?

9. Who is in the church when Pete kills Reverend Bell, and what does Pete do when he sees him?

10. How are prisoners executed in Mississippi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Grisham use historical accounts when writing about Pete’s experiences in the Philippines? How does art imitate life through his use of historical details in writing about those experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Pete is arrested and jailed for the murder. Are his accommodations at the jail like any other prisoner’s? Where is he allowed to speak to his lawyer or family members? Why does Pete receive preferential treatment even after being arrested?

Essay Topic 3

Pete is sentenced to be executed in the electric chair. Why are people so eager to sentence Pete to death? How and why do people have second thoughts about that decision?

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