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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late nineteenth century, who were responsible for getting the mentally ill out of prison?
(a) Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Dwight.
(b) Louise Ransom and Reverend Scott Andrews.
(c) Millie Davis and Reverend Jeff Erickson.
(d) Peggy Andrews and Reverend David Scott.

2. In Chapter 13, what cap did New Hampshire have on the amount of compensation someone could receive for being wrongly incarcerated?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $25,000.

3. In what county did Mozelle and Onzelle live?
(a) Escambia.
(b) Barbour.
(c) Chambers.
(d) Jefferson.

4. How old was Joe Sullivan when he was accused of sexual assault?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

5. Where did Michael O'Connor go to law school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) Yale.
(d) University of Colorado.

6. Where was Clarence Brantley from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Colorado.

7. How far did Stevenson and O'Connor drive to see Myers in Chapter 7?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 120 miles.

8. Who was the judge who dismissed all charges against McMillian?
(a) David Andrew Martin
(b) Robert E. Lee Key.
(c) Rebecca Horseman.
(d) Pamela Baschab.

9. What was Brenda Lewis's occupation before she became a paralegal?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Assembly worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Day care worker.

10. In Chapter 9, how many doctors testified that Myers told them he was being coerced to say that McMillian killed Morrison?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. When Mrs. Williams saw the dog in the courtroom in Chapter 9, what year did she remember?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1964.

12. At the time of McMillian's release how many states, in addition to the District of Columbia, had laws authorizing compensation to people who were wrongly incarcerated?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

13. In Chapter 7, how many states enacted laws that gave victims specific right to participate in the trial process or to make a victim impact statement?
(a) 27.
(b) 36.
(c) 39.
(d) 42.

14. Where was Bernard Harcourt raised?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Philadelphia.

15. How did George Daniel suffer brain damage?
(a) Bicycle accident.
(b) Car accident.
(c) An assault.
(d) A fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1999, how many people were executed in the United States?

2. How much time did Judge Norton want Stevenson and his staff to take to present McMillian's case?

3. In Chapter 7, how many years had it been since McMillian's trial?

4. When did Judge Norton rule on McMillian's appear?

5. What did Colbey name her stillborn son?

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