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

2. Where did Stevenson grow up?
(a) Delaware.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. In the weeks before Stevenson received a call from Judge Key, how many condemened men did he meet?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

4. How long did Stevenson sleep on Steve Bright's living room couch before deciding to find an apartment of his own?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 15 months.

5. Between 1975 and 1988, how many executions had there been in Alabama?
(a) 23.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volts of electricity pass through the body of a prisoner in the electric chair?

2. In Chapter 3, how long were death row inmates locked in a small cell by themselves daily?

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

4. When did the Supreme Court uphold the death penalty for juveniles?

5. Under what charges was McMillian first arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what happened to a young African American man named Michael Donald?

2. What was the visitation room like where Stevenson met Henry?

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

4. Why did Stevenson live with Steve Bright when he first worked in Atlanta?

5. Where was McMillian's house?

6. What did McMillian's house look like?

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

8. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?

9. As Stevenson spent time with McMillian, what did he learn about the man?

10. What was Myers's version of the murder of Ronda Morrison?

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