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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. Where did Stevenson go to college?
2. When did the Supreme Court uphold the death penalty for juveniles?
3. How old were many of Stevenson's death row Alabama clients when they committed the crimes they were accused of committing?
4. How many people could confirm that Walter was not responsible for the murder?
5. When did Stevenson and Eva Ansley discover an opportunity to get federal funding to create a legal center to represent people on death row in Alabama?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?
2. What were the laws about condemning children to death row?
3. Where was the SPDC located, and what were the working conditions like when Stevenson worked there?
4. Where did Stevenson grow up?
5. Why did Stevenson worry that he made the wrong choice when he began classes at Harvard?
6. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?
7. Who was Steve Bright?
8. What did McMillian's house look like?
9. In Chapter 2, what did a man in a wheelchair tell Stevenson were his medals of honor?
10. Where was McMillian's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Stevenson noted that many of his clients experienced dehumanizing experiences. What were some dehumanizing experiences suffered by Stevenson’s clients? Were these experiences deliberately imposed upon them by law enforcement? How did dehumanization help to pervert justice?
Essay Topic 2
Stereotypes often lead to false charges. What were some instances where how a person was perceived or stereotyped a direct cause of their being falsely accused of a crime? How prevalent was stereotyping in the justice system? How did stereotyping lead to injustice?
Essay Topic 3
Stevenson began to realize that everyone is broken. In what ways did Stevenson see brokenness in people? How did Stevenson believe that brokenness could lead to hope, mercy, and compassion for one’s self and for others?
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