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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how large were the cells where death row inmates were housed?
(a) 6 by 9 feet.
(b) 6 by 11 feet.
(c) 5 by 8 feet.
(d) 5 by 10 feet.

2. Under what charges was McMillian first arrested?
(a) Murder.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Sodomy.
(d) Rape.

3. When Earl MGahee was tried by an all-white jury in Dallas County, what percent of the county was African American?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 55 percent.
(d) 60 percent.

4. In the weeks before Stevenson received a call from Judge Key, how many condemened men did he meet?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. Where did Stevenson go to law school?
(a) Yale.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when did Stevenson and Eva Ansley open their new law center in Tuscaloosa?

2. How many people could confirm that Walter was not responsible for the murder?

3. In Chapter 3, how long were death row inmates locked in a small cell by themselves daily?

4. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?

5. Between 1975 and 1988, how many executions had there been in Alabama?

(see the answer key)

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