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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 color was Myers wearing when he testified in Chapter 9?

2. What did Harcourt do before going to law school?

3. In Chapter 13, how long had Sheriff Tate been sheriff continuously?

4. Where did Michael O'Connor go to law school?

5. What did Colbey name her stillborn son?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was George Stinney executed?

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

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

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

7. What was solitary confinement like at Apalachee?

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

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

10. Who was John Patterson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Stevenson struggled during his first year of law school. What were his struggles? How did the Socratic method increase his struggles? How did he overcome his struggles and continue on in law school?

Essay Topic 3

Like his clients, Stevenson experienced racism. What was the incident Stevenson related where he experienced racism from the police? How did the experiences of racism that he had influence his desire to find justice for clients who had experienced racism?

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