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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 old was Henry?

2. In Chapter 6, who was Charlie accused of killing?

3. How long were Minnie McMillian's shifts at the plant in Chapter 5?

4. Where did Stevenson go to college?

5. How long had Stevenson been working for SPDC when he met Walter McMillian?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Stevenson grow up?

2. Why was Charlie arrested?

3. What did McMillian's house look like?

4. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?

5. What happened to Charlie after Stevenson got involved?

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

7. What did Stevenson study in college, and why did he decide to attend law school?

8. Who was Steve Bright?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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