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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how long were death row inmates locked in a small cell by themselves daily?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 23 hours.
(c) 20 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

3. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the jailhouse snitch who claimed he had seen McMillian's truck outside of Jackson's Cleaners?
(a) Matt Wilson.
(b) Bob Miller.
(c) Bill Hooks.
(d) Ted Dansig.

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

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

6. 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.

7. What type of vehicle was Stevenson driving in Chapter 5?
(a) Caprice.
(b) Grand Caravan.
(c) Silverado.
(d) Corolla.

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

9. In Chapter 3, how long did it take to execute John Evans?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 16 minutes.
(c) 21 minutes.
(d) 14 minutes.

10. In Chapter 5, how long had it been since McMillian's arrest?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 12 months.

11. How long had Stevenson been working for SPDC when he met Walter McMillian?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

12. By what decade had McMillian developed a solid business?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1980s.

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

14. Under what charges was McMillian first arrested?
(a) Sodomy.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Murder.
(d) Rape.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the SPDC located when Stevenson started his internship?

2. When did the Supreme Court uphold the death penalty for juveniles?

3. When was McMillian arrested?

4. How many volts of electricity pass through the body of a prisoner in the electric chair?

5. When were McMillian and Myers transferred from county jail to death row?

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