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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where did Myers say that McMillian made him drive?
(a) Jackson Cleaners.
(b) A deserted road.
(c) Bill's Gas Station.
(d) Grocery store.

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

4. Where did Stevenson go to law school?
(a) Yale.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

5. When McMillian was taken to death row in Chapter 3, what percent of prisoners on death row were white?
(a) 30%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 20%.

6. In Chapter 2, who told Stevenson that he needed "to beat the drum for justice"?
(a) A young mother.
(b) An elderly woman.
(c) A man in a wheelchair.
(d) An older man using crutches.

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

8. When did the State of Idaho ban interracial marriage?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1884.

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

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

11. Between 1975 and 1988, how many executions had there been in Alabama?
(a) 3.
(b) 23.
(c) 12.
(d) 35.

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

13. When was the ban on interracial marriage eliminated?
(a) 1994.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1989.

14. Where did Stevenson go to college?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how long had George lived with Charlie and his mother?

2. Where in Alabama did Stevenson plan to open an office in Chapter 1?

3. What month did Stevenson first visit death row?

4. How many people met to speak with Stevenson about McMillian at a trailer in Chapter 5?

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

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