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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Evan Miller when he began attempting to commit suicide?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

2. Between 1990 and 2005, how often did a prison open in the United States?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Every 10 days.
(c) One a week.
(d) Every 6 days.

3. What color was Myers wearing when he testified in Chapter 9?
(a) White.
(b) Tan.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

4. When was a new trial order for the McMillian case in Chapter 11?
(a) February 23.
(b) March 2.
(c) April 11.
(d) January 30.

5. In what county did Mozelle and Onzelle live?
(a) Barbour.
(b) Escambia.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Chambers.

6. Where was John Thompson scheduled to be executed?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Texas.

7. Who was the mechanic that modified McMillian's truck?
(a) Vernon Wilson.
(b) Thomas Buckley.
(c) David Wright.
(d) Clay Kast.

8. When did "The New York Times" attempt to raise money to defend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against perjury charges in Alabama?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1962.

9. In Chapter 12, where did Marsha Colbey and her husband go?
(a) Boston.
(b) Mobile.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

10. How old was Judge Norton?
(a) 46.
(b) 50s.
(c) 58.
(d) 40s.

11. When Mrs. Williams saw the dog in the courtroom in Chapter 9, what year did she remember?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1961.

12. What church was across the street from the Alabama Judicial Building?
(a) Covenant Presbyterian.
(b) Dexter Avenue Baptist.
(c) Frazier United Methodist.
(d) Gateway Baptist.

13. According to McCleskey v. Kemp, how many times more likely were offenders in Georgia likely to get the death penalty if the victim was white?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 22.

14. How many people before McMillian had been released from death row after being proved innocent?
(a) 32.
(b) About 20.
(c) 45.
(d) Several dozen.

15. What did Myers want to drink when Stevenson and O'Connor spoke to him in Chapter 7?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Root beer.
(c) Coke.
(d) Sunkist Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was paid to Bill Hooks by Sheriff Tate?

2. How much money did McMillian's wallet have in it when he picked it up after his charges were dismissed in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 10, how many prison and jail inmates had a diagnosed mental illness?

4. How many people were on death row when Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences?

5. When was the Alabama Judicial Building built?

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