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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. At the time Stevenson wrote the book, how much money was being spent on jails and prisons by state and federal governments?
(a) $6.9 billion.
(b) $80 billion.
(c) $8.4 billion.
(d) $60 billion.

2. How long was Stevenson's first visit with Henry supposed to be in the Introduction?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

3. Between 1975 and 1988, how many executions had there been in Alabama?
(a) 3.
(b) 23.
(c) 35.
(d) 12.

4. How old was McMillian when he was able to run a plow very well?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

5. How many people were incarcerated in the early 1970s?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 2.3 million.
(d) 1.5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what charges was McMillian first arrested?

2. In Chapter 1, how many volumes were there of trial proceedings from Walter McMillian's trial?

3. In Chapter 3, where did Myers say that McMillian made him drive?

4. Where did Stevenson grow up?

5. What did Judge Key say that Walter McMillian might be a part of?

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