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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. How long was Stevenson's first visit with Henry supposed to be in the Introduction?
2. Where did Stevenson go to college?
3. In Chapter 4, when did Stevenson and Eva Ansley open their new law center in Tuscaloosa?
4. In Chapter 1, how many volumes were there of trial proceedings from Walter McMillian's trial?
5. In Chapter 5, what time did Stevenson leave the trailer where he met with McMillian's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was McMillians alibi for the time of the murder?
2. Why did Stevenson worry that he made the wrong choice when he began classes at Harvard?
3. In Chapter 2, what did a man in a wheelchair tell Stevenson were his medals of honor?
4. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?
5. What did McMillian's house look like?
6. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?
7. What were the laws about condemning children to death row?
8. How did Stevenson describe his preparation to meet a condemned man in 1983?
9. What type of business did Walter McMillian establish and how well did it prosper?
10. Why was Charlie arrested?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The deep South had Jim Crow and anti-miscegentation statutes on the books well into the twentieth century. What were some of the things that were forbidden by the statutes? What was the purpose of those statutes? How were the statutes related to racism?
Essay Topic 2
Stevenson saw power in hope. How long did it take Stevenson to realize the importance and power of hope? How was hope demonstrated by Stevenson and his clients? In what ways was hope a powerful tool for Stevenson, his staff, and his clients?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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