A Time to Kill

7 Questions Chapters 28-32 A Time to Kill by John Grisham

1. What is revealed about the church collections? What does Jake do?

2. How do Carl Lee and Ozzie convince Reverend Agee to cough up the cash? Explain.

3. Just before the trial, who descends on the courthouse grounds?

4. What happens after the Mississippi Imperial Wizard for the Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan reveals himself?

5. How is the Klan rousing the interest of potential jurors?

16. Who is brought in to protect the peace?

7. Jake and Ellen review the jury list. What does Jake’s knowledge of the jurors tell you about him?

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1. What is revealed about the church collections? What does Jake do?

Gwen Hailey calls Jake early Tuesday morning to say that she needs money badly. She has missed two house payments and the utilities might be shut off. She affirms that she has received nothing from the church council.

In the conference room, Jake brings the family face-to-face with the pastor, who insists the money is for Carl Lee's trial, since that is the best way to use it. Pressed by Jake, Agee admits that the NAACP has advised him to hang onto the money until after Jake loses the case, at which time he will hire the "death squad" to represent Carl Lee on appeal and apply the money for that purpose. Gwen tells the pastor the troubles she faces and reminds him that she sat in church and heard him say this collection was a "love offering for the Hailey family." As Jake's blood boils, Agee insists the money is Carl Lee's to spend, and Jake demands to know how Carl Lee would like the money spent.

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How do Carl Lee and Ozzie convince Reverend Agee to cough up the cash? Explain.

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