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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. In Chapter 1, how many people were on death row in Alabama?

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

3. In Chapter 3, where did Myers say that McMillian made him drive?

4. Where was the SPDC located when Stevenson started his internship?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Charlie after Stevenson got involved?

2. Why was Charlie arrested?

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

4. What did McMillian's house look like?

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

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

7. What was the visitation room like where Stevenson met Henry?

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

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

10. Where did Stevenson grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Stevenson struggled during his first year of law school. What were his struggles? How did the Socratic method increase his struggles? How did he overcome his struggles and continue on in law school?

Essay Topic 3

There were many conflicts that Stevenson and his staff experienced. What were some of the conflicts they faced? How did these conflicts cause challenges in the casework they were doing? Were most of the conflicts in the book internal or external?

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