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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. In Chapter 4, when did Stevenson and Eva Ansley open their new law center in Tuscaloosa?
(a) January 1989.
(b) April 1989.
(c) February 1989.
(d) March 1989.

2. How old were many of Stevenson's death row Alabama clients when they committed the crimes they were accused of committing?
(a) 15-16.
(b) 13-14.
(c) 14-15.
(d) 16-17.

3. How many lawyers had Stevenson met before he started law school?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) None.
(d) 1 or 2.

4. Where did Stevenson meet Steve Bright, director of the SPDC?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Decatur.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Charlotte.

5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the white person that the McMillians had worked for who called Stevenson to offer support?
(a) Sam Crook.
(b) Tom Davidson.
(c) Bill Andrews.
(d) Bob Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Supreme Court uphold the death penalty for juveniles?

2. When did the Supreme Curt rule that underrepresentation of racial minorities and women in jury pools was unconstitutional?

3. When did W.E.B. Du Bois write The Souls of Black Folk?

4. When Earl MGahee was tried by an all-white jury in Dallas County, what percent of the county was African American?

5. What was the nickanme that McMillian's family had given him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Michael Lindsey receive a death penalty instead of life imprisonment?

2. Who was Steve Bright?

3. Why did Horace Dunkins' execution make national news?

4. What were the laws about condemning children to death row?

5. Why did Judige Robert E. Lee Key call Stevenson?

6. Where was McMillian's house?

7. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?

8. Why was Charlie arrested?

9. What was Myers's version of the murder of Ronda Morrison?

10. What happened to Charlie after Stevenson got involved?

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