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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle was Stevenson driving in Chapter 5?

2. How many people could confirm that Walter was not responsible for the murder?

3. Where did Stevenson meet Steve Bright, director of the SPDC?

4. How old was Stevenson in 1983?

5. How many people met to speak with Stevenson about McMillian at a trailer in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did McMillian's house look like?

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

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

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

6. What was McMillians alibi for the time of the murder?

7. Why did Horace Dunkins' execution make national news?

8. Where did Stevenson grow up?

9. Who was Steve Bright?

10. Why did Stevenson worry that he made the wrong choice when he began classes at Harvard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson learned about mercy from his clients. What did Stevenson believe it meant to have mercy? How did his clients teach him about mercy? What did mercy and its role in life and justice mean to Stevenson?

Essay Topic 2

Like his clients, Stevenson experienced racism. What was the incident Stevenson related where he experienced racism from the police? How did the experiences of racism that he had influence his desire to find justice for clients who had experienced racism?

Essay Topic 3

Flaws in the legal system often lead to injustice. What were some flaws in the legal system that Stevenson discovered? How did those flaws lead to injustice?

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