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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Earl MGahee was tried by an all-white jury in Dallas County, what percent of the county was African American?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 55 percent.
(c) 60 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

2. In Chapter 1, how many people were on death row in Alabama?
(a) Nearly 100.
(b) 135.
(c) 150.
(d) About 125.

3. Where did Stevenson grow up?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Jersey.

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, how large were the cells where death row inmates were housed?
(a) 5 by 10 feet.
(b) 6 by 9 feet.
(c) 5 by 8 feet.
(d) 6 by 11 feet.

8. In Chapter 4, when did Stevenson and Eva Ansley open their new law center in Tuscaloosa?
(a) February 1989.
(b) January 1989.
(c) April 1989.
(d) March 1989.

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

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

11. What highway did Stevenson travel to speak with someone on death row?
(a) I-10.
(b) I-80.
(c) I-75.
(d) I-25.

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

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

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

15. Where did Bright grow up?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) South Carolina.

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. In the weeks before Stevenson received a call from Judge Key, how many condemened men did he meet?

4. At the time Stevenson wrote the book, how much money was being spent on jails and prisons by state and federal governments?

5. How long did Stevenson sleep on Steve Bright's living room couch before deciding to find an apartment of his own?

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