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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. What did Myers want to drink when Stevenson and O'Connor spoke to him in Chapter 7?
2. In Chapter 11, how many years ago had an African American civil rights lawyer in Savannah, Georgia, named Robert Robinson been murdered by a bomb exploding in his office?
3. In Chapter 12, where did Marsha Colbey and her husband go?
4. In Chapter 10, what drug did Stevenson say was misused in many mental institutions?
5. How old was Trina Garnett when her mother died?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was it so difficult to get money for wrongful imprisonment?
2. What issues were there when Stevenson got to the courtroom on the second day of the Rule 32 Hearing?
3. Why did McMillian have to quit his logging business?
4. What campaign was lead by Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Wright in the late nineteenth century?
5. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?
6. Why was George Stinney executed?
7. What was Joe Sullivan indicted for and why?
8. How did Marsha Colbey give her kids her heart?
9. How did Stevenson's grandfather die?
10. What law was passed in Alabama in 2006 and what were its ramifications?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Stevenson saw power in hope. How long did it take Stevenson to realize the importance and power of hope? How was hope demonstrated by Stevenson and his clients? In what ways was hope a powerful tool for Stevenson, his staff, and his clients?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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