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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Stevenson in 1983?
(a) 24.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

2. Where did McMillian and his family live?
(a) Repton.
(b) Excel.
(c) Nichburg.
(d) Mexia.

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

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

5. What was the name of McMillian's older sister?
(a) Armelia Hand.
(b) Anna Roth.
(c) Ophelia Martin.
(d) Sophie Price.

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

7. 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) 1987.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1988.

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

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

10. Where did Stevenson's mother work?
(a) Food factory.
(b) School as a janitor.
(c) Air Force Base.
(d) Wealthy homes as a domestic.

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

12. In what county was it decided to hold McMillian's trial?
(a) Clarke.
(b) Baldwin.
(c) Conecuh.
(d) Escambia.

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

14. Where in Alabama did Stevenson plan to open an office in Chapter 1?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Tuscaloosa.
(d) Birmingham.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Stevenson grow up?

2. How long was Stevenson's first visit with Henry supposed to be in the Introduction?

3. How many children did Stevenson's grandmother have?

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

5. In Chapter 4, when did Stevenson and Eva Ansley open their new law center in Tuscaloosa?

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