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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, how long had Sheriff Tate been sheriff continuously?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. In Chapter 11, how many years ago had an African American civil rights lawyer in Savannah, Georgia, named Robert Robinson been murdered by a bomb exploding in his office?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. When was the Alabama Judicial Building built?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1950s.

5. In Chapter 7, what was the name of the women's prison where Karen Kelly was incarcerated?
(a) Bibb.
(b) Kilby.
(c) St. Clair.
(d) Tutwiler.

6. Who was the judge who dismissed all charges against McMillian?
(a) Rebecca Horseman.
(b) Robert E. Lee Key.
(c) Pamela Baschab.
(d) David Andrew Martin

7. How long after Ronda Morrison's murder was McMillian's truck converted to a low-rider?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

8. How old was Colbey at the time Hurricane Ivan hit?
(a) 43.
(b) 41.
(c) 34.
(d) 39.

9. During the time McMillian was on death row, how many men had he seen leave for execution?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

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

11. How old was Joe Sullivan when he was accused of sexual assault?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 13.

12. Where did Michael O'Connor go to law school?
(a) Yale.
(b) University of Colorado.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Iowa.

13. Where was Rob McDuff from?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

14. At the time of McMillian's release how many states, in addition to the District of Columbia, had laws authorizing compensation to people who were wrongly incarcerated?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

15. In Chapter 11, how long had McMillian been on death row?
(a) Nearly 6 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bernard Harcourt raised?

2. How old was Judge Norton?

3. How long was the trip Myers had to make from prison to the Baldwin County courthouse in Chapter 9?

4. How many children did Walter Garnett have?

5. In Chapter 12, what was the name of a woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby in Pickens County, Alabama, and was charged with capital murder?

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