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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. How many people could confirm that Walter was not responsible for the murder?

2. In Chapter 1, how many volumes were there of trial proceedings from Walter McMillian's trial?

3. Where did Stevenson meet Steve Bright, director of the SPDC?

4. How old was Henry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles did Stevenson face when he opened the nonprofit law center in Tuscaloosa in Chapter 4?

2. What did McMillian's house look like?

3. What murder shocked Monroevill in 1986?

4. Who was Steve Bright?

5. Why did Stevenson worry that he made the wrong choice when he began classes at Harvard?

6. What iwas Monroeville, Alabama, known for?

7. What was McMillians alibi for the time of the murder?

8. What happened to Lourida Ruffin?

9. In Chapter 2, what did a man in a wheelchair tell Stevenson were his medals of honor?

10. What was Myers's version of the murder of Ronda Morrison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson noted that many of his clients experienced dehumanizing experiences. What were some dehumanizing experiences suffered by Stevenson’s clients? Were these experiences deliberately imposed upon them by law enforcement? How did dehumanization help to pervert justice?

Essay Topic 2

There were many conflicts that Stevenson and his staff experienced. What were some of the conflicts they faced? How did these conflicts cause challenges in the casework they were doing? Were most of the conflicts in the book internal or external?

Essay Topic 3

Flaws in the legal system often lead to injustice. What were some flaws in the legal system that Stevenson discovered? How did those flaws lead to injustice?

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