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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. At the time of McMillian's release how many states, in addition to the District of Columbia, had laws authorizing compensation to people who were wrongly incarcerated?

2. In Chapter 10, how many prison and jail inmates had a diagnosed mental illness?

3. How many years did Ian Manuel spend in solitary confinement?

4. In Chapter 7 how many pages was the opinion about McMilian's appeal?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was hired as a paralegal in Chapter 9?

2. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

3. Who was John Patterson?

4. Why was George Stinney executed?

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

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

7. What was eventually discovered about the doctor who declared George Daniel sane to stand trial for murder?

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

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

10. What was Sullivan like in 1989, and what was his home life like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The deep South had Jim Crow and anti-miscegentation statutes on the books well into the twentieth century. What were some of the things that were forbidden by the statutes? What was the purpose of those statutes? How were the statutes related to racism?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In McMillian’s case and others, intimidation was used in their cases. How was intimidation used in McMillian’s case and other cases? How did the use of intimidation pervert justice?

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