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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 Gulley, McCants, and Sullivan break into a house in Pensacola, Florida?

2. How many people were on death row when Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences?

3. When Mrs. Williams saw the dog in the courtroom in Chapter 9, what year did she remember?

4. How much money did McMillian's wallet have in it when he picked it up after his charges were dismissed in Chapter 11?

5. How old was Assistant Attoney General Don Valeska in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

2. Why did McMillian have to quit his logging business?

3. In Chapter 11, why was Stevenson optimistic about what evidence in the McMillian case might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals?

4. Where did McMillian decided to live in Chapter 13?

5. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

6. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

7. In Chapter 11, why did Stevenson have to take bomb threats seriously?

8. What issues were there when Stevenson got to the courtroom on the second day of the Rule 32 Hearing?

9. How did Marsha Colbey give her kids her heart?

10. In Chapter 9, what did Judge Norton say about the length of the Rule 32 hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson worked to reveal and eliminate flaws in the justice system. What flaws did he encounter as he worked on cases? How was he able to eliminate some of those flaws and obtain justice?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Stevenson learned about mercy from his clients. What did Stevenson believe it meant to have mercy? How did his clients teach him about mercy? What did mercy and its role in life and justice mean to Stevenson?

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