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

2. Where did many of the black people work where Stevenson grew up?
(a) Farms.
(b) Poultry plant.
(c) Mines.
(d) Steel factories.

3. In Chapter 1, how many people were on death row in Alabama?
(a) About 125.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) 150.
(d) 135.

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

5. When did Stevenson and Eva Ansley discover an opportunity to get federal funding to create a legal center to represent people on death row in Alabama?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lawyers had Stevenson met before he started law school?

2. How long was Stevenson's first visit with Henry supposed to be in the Introduction?

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

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

5. Where did Stevenson meet Steve Bright, director of the SPDC?

(see the answer key)

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