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John Grisham's "The Summons" Trivia Quiz

"The Summons" was published in 2002 by bestselling author John Grisham. If you haven't read this book yet, go get it!

A multiple-choice quiz by crazybombshell. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
crazybombshell

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,543

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

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1013

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is the name of the main character who is narrating the entire book? Hint

Harry Rex Vonner

Reuben Atlee

Forrest Atlee

Ray Atlee

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Question 2 of 20

2. Why did Judge Atlee send for his children in the letter? Hint

paint their childhood home

spend time together

discuss his will

retirement party

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Question 3 of 20

3. What did the Judge and his wife name their home? Hint

Maple Run

Clanton Manor

Mohagany Rush

Atlee Manor

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Question 4 of 20

4. What day and time did the summons say they needed to meet with their father? Hint

Saturday, May 6, at 4pm

Saturday, May 7, at 5pm

Sunday, May 8, at 4pm

Sunday, May 7, at 5pm

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Question 5 of 20

5. What disease did Forrest Atlee suffer from? Hint

diabetes

Down Syndrome

cancer

alcoholism

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Question 6 of 20

6. What did Ray Atlee find hidden in his father's study in old envelope boxes? Hint

love letters from a mistress

Judge Atlee's former will

money

family pictures

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Question 7 of 20

7. Where did Ray, Forrest and Harry Rex decide to hold Judge Atlee's memorial service? Hint

Maple Run

mortuary

cemetery

courthouse

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Question 8 of 20

8. What city does Forrest Atlee live in? Hint

Oklahoma City

Charlottesville

Clanton

Memphis

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was Ray Atlee's favorite hobby? Hint

sky diving

football

flying planes

golf

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Question 10 of 20

10. When Ray got back home with his secret stash, where did he hide it? Hint

all of these

apartment

storage units

car

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was the name of Judge Atlee's mistress that came to talk to Ray about his father's will? Hint

Helen

Stephanie

Claudia

Carrie

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Question 12 of 20

12. What happened to the Judge's house that the local police thought Ray had done? Hint

burned it

painted it

crashed into it

sold it

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Question 13 of 20

13. What did the Judge like to do, according to Harry Rex, that Ray thought was the source of the money? Hint

fixed cases in court

played craps

played slot machines

blackmail

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which casino did Ray visit that he got a behind-the-scenes tour from the owners? Hint

Rio

Canyon

Carousel

Flamingo

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Question 15 of 20

15. What was the name of the private investigator that Ray hired? Hint

Colin Crawford

Corey Crawford

Corey Clemons

Colin Clemons

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the name of the drug that made attorney Patton French and the Gibson family rich? Hint

Viagra

Ryax

Phen-Fen

Valium

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Question 17 of 20

17. Did Patton French know about the money?

Yes

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who did Patton French pay to deliver the money to Judge Atlee? Hint

Gordie Priest

Alvin Priest

Slatt Priest

Gordon Priest

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who did Jacob Spain, a lawyer in town, tell Harry Rex he saw with Judge Atlee a couple days before his death? Hint

Ray

Patton

Claudia

Forrest

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who tormented Ray, burned the house down and took the money in the end? Hint

Forrest Atlee

Harry Rex Vonner

Ray Atlee

Patton French

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the main character who is narrating the entire book?

Answer: Ray Atlee

Ray Atlee is a law professor in Virginia. His father, Judge Reuben Atlee, wanted him to stay in his hometown of Clanton, Mississippi, and practice law but he had to get away from his crazy family.

2. Why did Judge Atlee send for his children in the letter?

Answer: discuss his will

Judge Atlee was on his death bed and wanted to discuss funeral arrangements. He also wanted the boys to keep their home in the family.

3. What did the Judge and his wife name their home?

Answer: Maple Run

Ray and Forrest's mother always thought they were better than everyone else in town. They had one of the largest homes in town and believed it needed a name not just an address. Forrest later referred to the house as Maple Ruin, after the maple trees that lined the driveway died of a tree disease.

4. What day and time did the summons say they needed to meet with their father?

Answer: Sunday, May 7, at 5pm

The note said: "Please make arrangements to appear in my study on Sunday, May 7, at 5pm., to discuss the administration of my estate. Sincerely, Reuben V. Atlee.

5. What disease did Forrest Atlee suffer from?

Answer: alcoholism

He is an alcoholic and drug addict. He needed to be placed in a rehabilitation center for years.

6. What did Ray Atlee find hidden in his father's study in old envelope boxes?

Answer: money

Ray found over $3 million in stacked and wrapped hundred dollar bills. He needed to find out where the money came from, so he hid the money from everyone until he knew. Forrest would kill himself on a binge with that kind of cash.

7. Where did Ray, Forrest and Harry Rex decide to hold Judge Atlee's memorial service?

Answer: courthouse

They put his casket in the main hall so everyone in town can come to pay their respects. The line to see him wrapped around the courthouse. Ray didn't want to hold the memorial service at the house so he could look around and make sure that there was no more money hidden.

8. What city does Forrest Atlee live in?

Answer: Memphis

Ray lives in Charlottesville, Forrest lives in his ex-girlfriend's basement in Memphis, Tennessee. Ray and Forrest grew up in Clanton.

9. What was Ray Atlee's favorite hobby?

Answer: flying planes

He got his pilot's license three years ago. Flying gets rid of his stress and it's beautiful 5000 feet up in the air.

10. When Ray got back home with his secret stash, where did he hide it?

Answer: all of these

He ended up renting three different storage units, but he received anonymous pictures in the mail of the storage unit doors he rented so he knew he was being watched.

11. What was the name of Judge Atlee's mistress that came to talk to Ray about his father's will?

Answer: Claudia

Claudia told Ray that the Judge promised to take care of her even though he fired her and stopped seeing her. She wanted money but Ray explained that there was only $6000 in the bank. He didn't say anything about the other money until later in the book when he thought his father got the money from court kickbacks.

12. What happened to the Judge's house that the local police thought Ray had done?

Answer: burned it

The person who was onto Ray took the money and burned the house so no evidence was left behind.

13. What did the Judge like to do, according to Harry Rex, that Ray thought was the source of the money?

Answer: played craps

Harry Rex said that he and the Judge used to hit the casinos twice a week but that the Judge would sneak over by himself in the middle of the night and play.

14. Which casino did Ray visit that he got a behind-the-scenes tour from the owners?

Answer: Canyon

He had a former alumnus arrange this meeting so he could get the inside story on how casinos work and if money is won, how it is claimed. He also had them check his father's name but no records came up.

15. What was the name of the private investigator that Ray hired?

Answer: Corey Crawford

Corey was an ex-cop and the best investigator in town according to Ray's divorce specialist, Axel Sullivan. Ray's ex-wife Vicki left him for a rich powerful older man nicknamed "The Liquidator".

16. What was the name of the drug that made attorney Patton French and the Gibson family rich?

Answer: Ryax

He put together a class action suit against the makers of Ryax and made a fortune. He bought himself fame and a huge yacht.

17. Did Patton French know about the money?

Answer: Yes

Patton French had the money delivered to the Judge for his ruling in the Ryax case, he thought he deserved 1%. The Judge didn't want the money because it was considered a kickback.

18. Who did Patton French pay to deliver the money to Judge Atlee?

Answer: Gordie Priest

Gordie and his brothers were all ex-convicts that knew about the money.

19. Who did Jacob Spain, a lawyer in town, tell Harry Rex he saw with Judge Atlee a couple days before his death?

Answer: Forrest

Forrest told Ray he hadn't been home in over 3 years and then it turns out he was with his dad the week of his death. He took the Judge to the doctor and hid in the bushes outside the hospital and took some of his father's morphine.

20. Who tormented Ray, burned the house down and took the money in the end?

Answer: Forrest Atlee

Forrest helped the Judge overdose and he rewrote the will. He was also the one who sent Ray the note to meet in the study. Forrest found the money before Ray got there and he wanted to see what Ray would do with it. Forrest took the money and ran off to a secluded rehabilitation facility but Ray found him and confronted him. Ray wanted half of the money and Forrest told him to come see him in a year when he gets out of the rehabilitation program.

Source: Author crazybombshell

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