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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. When did W.E.B. Du Bois write The Souls of Black Folk?

2. How old was Stevenson in 1983?

3. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the jailhouse snitch who claimed he had seen McMillian's truck outside of Jackson's Cleaners?

4. When was McMillian arrested?

5. When McMillian was taken to death row in Chapter 3, what percent of prisoners on death row were white?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did McMillian's house look like?

2. Where did Stevenson grow up?

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

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

5. What murder shocked Monroevill in 1986?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Stevenson noticed how history played a role in justice. How did Stevenson see the way that history influenced the American justice system? How did history continue to influence the justice system? How did that affect the cases that Stevenson worked on?

Essay Topic 3

In the introduction, Stevenson discusses individual character. How does Stevenson define character and what it means for individuals? What does he believe affects one’s character? How does he feel that character can be measured?

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