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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older was Walter McMilian than Stevenson?
(a) 12.
(b) At least 15 years.
(c) About 10 years.
(d) 17.

2. How many lawyers had Stevenson met before he started law school?
(a) 6 or 7.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) None.
(d) 1 or 2.

3. In the weeks before Stevenson received a call from Judge Key, how many condemened men did he meet?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

4. How many volts of electricity pass through the body of a prisoner in the electric chair?
(a) 1,700.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,900.

5. How old was Stevenson in 1983?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judge Key say that Walter McMillian might be a part of?

2. In Chapter 1, when was the receptionist planning to leave to work in a real law office?

3. In Chapter 3, how long did it take to execute John Evans?

4. In Chapter 3, how large were the cells where death row inmates were housed?

5. At the time Stevenson wrote the book, how much money was being spent on jails and prisons by state and federal governments?

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