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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Stevenson sleep on Steve Bright's living room couch before deciding to find an apartment of his own?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. How long had Stevenson been working for SPDC when he met Walter McMillian?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. What was the nickanme that McMillian's family had given him?
(a) The Walton.
(b) Walt Man.
(c) Johnny D.
(d) Bobby B.

4. When did W.E.B. Du Bois write The Souls of Black Folk?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1943.

5. In Chapter 1, how many people were on death row in Alabama?
(a) Nearly 100.
(b) About 125.
(c) 150.
(d) 135.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Stevenson grow up?

2. When did the Supreme Curt rule that underrepresentation of racial minorities and women in jury pools was unconstitutional?

3. Between 1975 and 1988, how many executions had there been in Alabama?

4. When were McMillian and Myers transferred from county jail to death row?

5. How long were Tony Pace and Mary Cox sentenced to prison for violating Alabama's racial integrity laws?

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