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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did Stevenson say that he made a year in Chapter 2?
(a) $14,000.
(b) $42,000.
(c) $38,000.
(d) $21,000.

3. In Chapter 6, how did George's first wife and child die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Hit-and-run accident.
(d) Armed robbery.

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, when was the building built that Stevenson rented for his new law center?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1889.

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

10. In Chapter 6, how many times in the last 1 1/2 years had Charlie's mother been beaten so badly that she required medical treatment?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

14. How many people met to speak with Stevenson about McMillian at a trailer in Chapter 5?
(a) More than 30.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) About 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old was Stevenson in 1983?

4. What did Stevenson study in college?

5. What was the nickanme that McMillian's family had given him?

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