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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. In Chapter 13, what newspaper covered McMillian's exoneration and homecoming in a front-page story?

2. When was a new trial order for the McMillian case in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 12, where did Marsha Colbey and her husband go?

4. In Chapter 13, what cap did New Hampshire have on the amount of compensation someone could receive for being wrongly incarcerated?

5. How long did "Dr. Ed Seger" successfully pretend to be a doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Stevenson's grandfather die?

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

4. What campaign was lead by Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Wright in the late nineteenth century?

5. What was Joe Sullivan indicted for and why?

6. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

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

8. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

9. What was solitary confinement like at Apalachee?

10. Why was George Stinney executed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson felt like quitting. What made him feel like quitting? What motivated him to keep working in spite of the challenges and setbacks he faced?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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