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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 was the name of the police office who was first on the scene where Morrison was killed?

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

3. How much money did a jury award John Thompson for being incarcerated wrongly?

4. How old was Evan Miller when he began attempting to commit suicide?

5. When was the Alabama Judicial Building renovated into a courthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bernard Harcourt's background?

2. How did Stevenson's grandfather die?

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

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

5. What was Joe Sullivan indicted for and why?

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

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

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

9. Who was John Patterson?

10. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Stevenson began to realize that everyone is broken. In what ways did Stevenson see brokenness in people? How did Stevenson believe that brokenness could lead to hope, mercy, and compassion for one’s self and for others?

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