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

2. How much older was Walter McMilian than Stevenson?
(a) At least 15 years.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) About 10 years.

3. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 15 days.

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

5. In Chapter 5, what time did Stevenson leave the trailer where he met with McMillian's family?
(a) Close to midnight.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) After 1 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Stevenson go to law school?

3. In Chapter 6, who was Charlie accused of killing?

4. How much did Stevenson say that he made a year in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 5, how long had it been since McMillian's arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What iwas Monroeville, Alabama, known for?

2. What did McMillian's house look like?

3. Why was Charlie arrested?

4. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Michael Lindsey receive a death penalty instead of life imprisonment?

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