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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. Who was the judge who dismissed all charges against McMillian?

2. How old was Trina Garnett when she was sent to an adult prison for women?

3. In Chapter 11, how long had McMillian been on death row?

4. Between 1990 and 2005, how often did a prison open in the United States?

5. In Chapter 11, how many bomb threats had their been in the last two months?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what did Stevenson bring up in the brief he filed?

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

3. Why was George Stinney executed?

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

5. What was Joe Sullivan indicted for and why?

6. What was Judge Norton's ruling on McMillian's appeal in Chapter 11?

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

8. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?

9. Why was it so difficult to get money for wrongful imprisonment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson began to know the type of person McMillian was as he worked with him. How did Stevenson become acquainted with McMillian? What were the circumstances that McMillian had to deal with? How did he act in spite of his circumstances? What did his behavior in prison and out reveal about the type of man he was?

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

Flaws in the legal system often lead to injustice. What were some flaws in the legal system that Stevenson discovered? How did those flaws lead to injustice?

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