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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month did Stevenson first visit death row?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) February.

2. What was the name of McMillian's wife?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Minnie.
(c) Sally.
(d) Peggy.

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

4. How old was the young man that his grandmother wanted Stevenson to speak to in Chapter 6?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. Where in Alabama did Stevenson plan to open an office in Chapter 1?
(a) Tuscaloosa.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the weeks before Stevenson received a call from Judge Key, how many condemened men did he meet?

3. At the time Stevenson wrote the book, how much money was being spent on jails and prisons by state and federal governments?

4. Where did Bright grow up?

5. In Chapter 6, who was Charlie accused of killing?

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