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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Stevenson meet Steve Bright, director of the SPDC?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Decatur.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Charlotte.

2. How long was Stevenson's visit with Henry in the Introduction?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 1/2 hours.

3. How many people could confirm that Walter was not responsible for the murder?
(a) 3-4.
(b) 5-6.
(c) Dozens.
(d) 20-30.

4. How old was Stevenson in 1983?
(a) 23.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

5. How close did McMillian's family live to the prison where McMillian was incarcerated?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) An hour.
(c) About 30 minutes.
(d) 12 miles.

6. How long were Tony Pace and Mary Cox sentenced to prison for violating Alabama's racial integrity laws?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 18 months.

7. Where was the SPDC located when Stevenson started his internship?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Atlanta.

8. How many people met to speak with Stevenson about McMillian at a trailer in Chapter 5?
(a) About 25.
(b) More than 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

9. When did police say that the Morrison murder took place?
(a) 9:30 p.m.
(b) 10:15 a.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

10. 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 10 feet.
(d) 5 by 8 feet.

11. Where did Stevenson say that Georgia's death row was in the Introduction?
(a) Athens.
(b) Near Atlanta.
(c) By Decatur.
(d) Outside of Jackson.

12. Where did McMillian and his family live?
(a) Excel.
(b) Nichburg.
(c) Repton.
(d) Mexia.

13. What was the nickanme that McMillian's family had given him?
(a) Johnny D.
(b) Bobby B.
(c) The Walton.
(d) Walt Man.

14. When was the electric chair at Holman built?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

15. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?
(a) 15 days.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) 10 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did many of the black people work where Stevenson grew up?

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

3. How long were Minnie McMillian's shifts at the plant in Chapter 5?

4. When did the State of Idaho ban interracial marriage?

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

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