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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who was a young African American man who was lynched in Mobile?
(a) Michael Donald.
(b) Peter Andrews.
(c) Tom Watson.
(d) Daniel Rivers.

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

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

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

5. When were McMillian and Myers transferred from county jail to death row?
(a) August 23, 1986.
(b) May 13, 1986.
(c) June 11, 1987.
(d) August 1, 1987.

6. When did the Supreme Court uphold the death penalty for juveniles?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1989.

7. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the white person that the McMillians had worked for who called Stevenson to offer support?
(a) Bill Andrews.
(b) Sam Crook.
(c) Tom Davidson.
(d) Bob Roberts.

8. What was the receptionist wearing in Chapter 1?
(a) Jeans and a sweatshirt.
(b) Dress slacks and a button-down shirt.
(c) Expensive business suit.
(d) Khakis and a jean jacket.

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

10. How much older was Walter McMilian than Stevenson?
(a) 17.
(b) At least 15 years.
(c) 12.
(d) About 10 years.

11. When was McMillian arrested?
(a) November 8, 1988.
(b) January 3, 1985.
(c) June 7, 1987.
(d) May 13, 1986.

12. 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) 1991.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

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

14. When did W.E.B. Du Bois write The Souls of Black Folk?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1943.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the ban on interracial marriage eliminated?

2. What was the name of McMillian's wife?

3. Where did McMillian and his family live?

4. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the jailhouse snitch who claimed he had seen McMillian's truck outside of Jackson's Cleaners?

5. How old were many of Stevenson's death row Alabama clients when they committed the crimes they were accused of committing?

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