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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?
(a) They ask each juror to explain exactly what he heard the old man say.
(b) They act out the scene in the jury room and time the different events that the old man described.
(c) They ask the foreman to read over the transcript.
(d) They ask for detailed information from the notes of the trial.

2. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?
(a) Juror Eleven.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Five.
(d) Juror Nine.

3. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?
(a) The jurors begin to listen to Juror Eight.
(b) As a group, the jurors develop insights that they could not have individually.
(c) The jurors begin to take the defendant more seriously.
(d) The jurors continue to hurry towards a conclusion.

4. How does the timing described in the old man's testimony affect the jurors' analysis?
(a) The jurors realize that the old man could not have been right about the time it took for the events he described to take place.
(b) Someone points out that the old man wore thick glasses, and he would not have had time to put them on at night.
(c) They realize that the old man's testimony about the time of the murder was inaccurate.
(d) They realize that the old man might have been wrong about the time when he saw the defendant leave the apartment.

5. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Eight.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer allow one of the jurors to threaten that he will kill another?

2. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?

3. What does Juror Three convey to the jurors by his insistence of the defendant's guilt?

4. What does this experience among the jurors demonstrate about group behavior?

5. What two reasons cause a juror to believe there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt after adding doubts about the old man's testimony to earlier discussions about the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act II, what are the immediate responses to the secret ballot taken by the eleven jurors?

2. As the jurors assess whether the old man told the truth in his testimony, how does Juror Nine use his own life experience to provide insight into the old man's behavior?

3. How does the writer use Act II to establish Juror Three and Juror Eight as the antagonist and the protagonist respectively?

4. As the jurors contemplate the evidence given by the woman across the street, how does a comment from Juror Eight complicate the discussion?

5. There are two "physical episodes" in Act II. Describe them briefly and comment on the purposes they serve.

6. What important contributions does Juror Nine make to the deliberations in Act II?

7. How do threats contribute to conflict in Act II, and how are the conflicts resolved?

8. How do the jurors seek to verify some of the old man's testimony?

9. Referring to events in Act II, track the process by which Juror Eight is established as the protagonist.

10. How does the writer use the events of Act II to establish Juror Eight as the protagonist?

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