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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 close did McMillian's family live to the prison where McMillian was incarcerated?

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

3. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?

4. In Chapter 1, how many volumes were there of trial proceedings from Walter McMillian's trial?

5. How many volts of electricity pass through the body of a prisoner in the electric chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stevenson describe his preparation to meet a condemned man in 1983?

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

3. Why was Charlie arrested?

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

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

6. What iwas Monroeville, Alabama, known for?

7. Where was McMillian's house?

8. Why did Judige Robert E. Lee Key call Stevenson?

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

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 noticed that being female could be a negative value. In what ways was being a female accused of a crime similar to being black, poor, or mentally handicapped? What were some ways that women were disadvantaged when seeking justice? How did those disadvantages determine justice or injustice for their cases?

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

Stevenson believed in mitigation. What did Stevenson believe mitigation meant? Why did he think he was a real need? Who did he believe needed mitigation? How did he demonstrate his belief in mitigation? How did he believe mitigation could lead to justice?

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