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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did a mechanic modify Walter's truck?
(a) May 1987.
(b) June 1987.
(c) December 1986.
(d) October 1986.
2. When did "The New York Times" attempt to raise money to defend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against perjury charges in Alabama?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1960.
3. In Chapter 13, what cap did New Hampshire have on the amount of compensation someone could receive for being wrongly incarcerated?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $200,000.
4. How old was Trina Garnett when her mother died?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.
5. How long was the trip Myers had to make from prison to the Baldwin County courthouse in Chapter 9?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 3 hours.
6. How long after Ronda Morrison's murder was McMillian's truck converted to a low-rider?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.
7. When did Gulley, McCants, and Sullivan break into a house in Pensacola, Florida?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1996.
8. When Mrs. Williams saw the dog in the courtroom in Chapter 9, what year did she remember?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1961.
9. What church was across the street from the Alabama Judicial Building?
(a) Gateway Baptist.
(b) Dexter Avenue Baptist.
(c) Frazier United Methodist.
(d) Covenant Presbyterian.
10. How old was Colbey at the time Hurricane Ivan hit?
(a) 39.
(b) 43.
(c) 34.
(d) 41.
11. How much money was Stevenson able to get McMillian for being wrongly incarcerated?
(a) $450,000.
(b) About a half a million dollars.
(c) A few hundred thousand dollars.
(d) $300,000.
12. In Chapter 11, how long had McMillian been on death row?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) Nearly 6 years.
(d) About 5 years.
13. How many children did Walter Garnett have?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.
14. When were laws enacted to make involuntary commitment to a mental institution more difficult?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1950s and 1960s.
(c) 1960s and 1970s.
(d) 1974.
15. In Chapter 7 how many pages was the opinion about McMilian's appeal?
(a) 85.
(b) 90.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what county did Mozelle and Onzelle live?
2. How many people before McMillian had been released from death row after being proved innocent?
3. In Chapter 10, what drug did Stevenson say was misused in many mental institutions?
4. What color was Myers wearing when he testified in Chapter 9?
5. In the 1990s, what deinstitutionalization rate did several states have?
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