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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 Harcourt do before going to law school?

2. How many people before McMillian had been released from death row after being proved innocent?

3. During the time McMillian was on death row, how many men had he seen leave for execution?

4. When did Gulley, McCants, and Sullivan break into a house in Pensacola, Florida?

5. Who was the mechanic that modified McMillian's truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

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

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

6. What was Joe Sullivan indicted for and why?

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

8. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

9. What law was passed in Alabama in 2006 and what were its ramifications?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson’s grandmother always told him to “Keep close.” What did his grandmother mean by that statement? How could keeping close help Stevenson in life and give him a proper perspective? How did that statement influence Stevenson?

Essay Topic 2

Stevenson noticed that being female could be a negative value. In what ways was being a female accused of a crime similar to being black, poor, or mentally handicapped? What were some ways that women were disadvantaged when seeking justice? How did those disadvantages determine justice or injustice for their cases?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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