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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. When were laws enacted to make involuntary commitment to a mental institution more difficult?

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

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

4. In what county did Mozelle and Onzelle live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stevenson's grandfather die?

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

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

4. Who was hired as a paralegal in Chapter 9?

5. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

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

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

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

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

10. What was solitary confinement like at Apalachee?

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

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 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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