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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close did McMillian's family live to the prison where McMillian was incarcerated?
(a) About 30 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 45 miles.

2. How many people died by the end of the Attica standoff?
(a) 53.
(b) 39.
(c) 27.
(d) 42.

3. When was McMillian arrested?
(a) November 8, 1988.
(b) June 7, 1987.
(c) May 13, 1986.
(d) January 3, 1985.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the receptionist wearing in Chapter 1?

2. When did the Supreme Curt rule that underrepresentation of racial minorities and women in jury pools was unconstitutional?

3. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?

4. How old was the young man that his grandmother wanted Stevenson to speak to in Chapter 6?

5. When did the State of Idaho ban interracial marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the SPDC located, and what were the working conditions like when Stevenson worked there?

2. Why was Charlie arrested?

3. What did McMillian's house look like?

4. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?

5. What type of business did Walter McMillian establish and how well did it prosper?

6. What happened to Charlie after Stevenson got involved?

7. What were the laws about condemning children to death row?

8. What obstacles did Stevenson face when he opened the nonprofit law center in Tuscaloosa in Chapter 4?

9. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?

10. In Chapter 2, what did a man in a wheelchair tell Stevenson were his medals of honor?

(see the answer keys)

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