Comprehension

2. Give detailed answers to the following questions

1. Where did the events take place?

2. Who sat at the defendant’s table?

3. Why was District Attorney Di Silva going to handle the Moretti case himself ?

4. Why was Jennifer Parker fifteen minutes late when she had finally arrived at the Criminal Courts Building?

5. What business was Michael Moretti involved in and why was he on trial?

6. Who could help Robert Di Silva to send Michael Moretti to the electrical chair?

7. What did J. Parker think about standing for a long moment in the deserted courtroom she could not resist stepping inside?

8. Why was Jennifer placed under arrest?

9. Why did Judge Waldman give instructions for the defendant to be freed and the jury dismissed ?

10. Who influenced Jennifer’s choice to become a lawyer?

11. Was it possible for Jennifer to return home to practice law after graduating from the University of Washington in Seattle?

12. How did Jennifer find a job after having been thrown off the District Attorney’s staff ?

13. How did Ken Bailey help Jennifer?

14. Why did Adam Warner visit Jennifer ?

3. Find evidence in the text to support the following

1. Robert Di Silva was a fiercely ambitious man.

2. Jennifer Parker’s first day at the trial started disastrously.

3. Jennifer wasn’t aware of the fact she was helping mafia

4. Jennifer Parker was not only on the evening news – she was the evening news.

5. Jennifer’s earliest memories of growing up were filled with joy.

6. Abner Parker was more than a father for Jennifer.

7. Jennifer’s life was overwhelmed with a sense of desperation after she had been thrown off the District Attorney’s staff and was facing disbarment.

4. Consider the following topics. Make use of the words and word combinations given in brackets

1.Robert Di Silva (District Attorney, to radiate dynamic movement, to be in constant motion, to be powerfully built, to regret, a fiercely ambitious man, to fight one’s way up to the present position, a civilized servant of the people, a gutter fighter, to forgive, to have four bureaus under oneself, to handle one’s case, to be nominated and elected a governor, a powerful relentless inquisitor, to keep the press on one’s side, short, powerfully built, unfashionable graying cut crew, to bear scars)

2.Michael Moretti (silent, handsome, tall, lean, deeply set olive-black eyes, to have a rugged, feral look, fashionably styled black hair, a prominent chin with a dimple, front-page news, a son-in law, to be groomed to take one’s place, to be involved in smth, to send sb to the electric chair, to be accused of smth, to be on a trial for murder of, to be into gambling, juke boxing, garbage collection, linen supplies, to be into loan-sharking, to shoot sb to death)

3.Robert Di Silva’s meticulous preparation of Michael Moretti case ( to put one’s assistant to work, to assemble evidence, to clean up every loose, to cut off every loophole, to select alternate jurors, a precaution against possible mistrial, to disappear, to have unexplained fatal accidents, to sequester sb., to lock away, to protect a star witness, to select guards personally, to keep in an isolated holding cell, willingness to testify, to rest on one’s belief, to be capable of doing smth, vengeance)

4.Jennifer Parker (slender, dark-haired, pale skin, intelligent, mobile, green, thoughtful eyes, attractive, to reflect pride, courage and sensitivity, to be taken for granted, to be absorbed in lawsuits and wills, to get law degree, to pass the bar examination on the first try, to be assigned to a bureau, to run errands for District Attorney, to be grabbed, handcuffed and placed under arrest, to begin disbarment proceedings against sb, to be bribed by mafia, to be an innocent dupe, to be the news, to be overwhelmed with a sense of desperation, to skip breakfast and lunch, to search through the want ads, to come across, to practice law)

5. Adam Warner ( an attorney, be in one’s middle thirty, tall, blond, broad shouldered, gray-blue inquisitive eyes, be dressed in a tailored suit, be a member of the Disciplinary Committee, to begin disbarment proceedings against sb)