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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was the name of a woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby in Pickens County, Alabama, and was charged with capital murder?
(a) Bridget Lee.
(b) Patty Vickers.
(c) Margaret McAllen.
(d) Catherine Davidson.

2. How many people were on death row when Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences?
(a) 194.
(b) 87.
(c) 93.
(d) 167.

3. In Chapter 5, what time did Stevenson leave the trailer where he met with McMillian's family?
(a) Close to midnight.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) After 1 a.m.
(d) 11:30 p.m.

4. How old was Assistant Attoney General Don Valeska in Chapter 9?
(a) 40s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 47.
(d) 35.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was paid to Bill Hooks by Sheriff Tate?

2. How many years did Ian Manuel spend in solitary confinement?

3. In Chapter 7, how many states enacted laws that gave victims specific right to participate in the trial process or to make a victim impact statement?

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

5. In Chapter 12, how many of the women on Alabama's death row were condemned for deaths of their young children or the deaths of abusive spouses or boyfriends?

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