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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long were Minnie McMillian's shifts at the plant in Chapter 5?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 11 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

3. How many volts of electricity pass through the body of a prisoner in the electric chair?
(a) 1,900.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,600.

4. How old was Henry?
(a) 31.
(b) 28.
(c) 37.
(d) 23.

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

6. What did Stevenson study in college?
(a) Computer Science.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Philosophy.

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

8. How many people were incarcerated in the early 1970s?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 2.3 million.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 1.5 million.

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

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

11. What was George's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Law enforcement officer.
(d) School teacher.

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

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

14. In Chapter 6, who was Charlie accused of killing?
(a) His mother's boyfriend.
(b) His father.
(c) A school mate.
(d) An intruder to his home.

15. How many children did Stevenson's grandmother have?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who told Stevenson that he needed "to beat the drum for justice"?

2. Where did Stevenson say that Georgia's death row was in the Introduction?

3. What was the name of McMillian's older sister?

4. Where did McMillian and his family live?

5. How many lawyers had Stevenson met before he started law school?

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