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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. When was McMillian arrested?

2. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the white person that the McMillians had worked for who called Stevenson to offer support?

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

4. Where did Stevenson say that Georgia's death row was in the Introduction?

5. In Chapter 3, who was a young African American man who was lynched in Mobile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the laws about condemning children to death row?

2. Why was Charlie arrested?

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

4. Where was McMillian's house?

5. What did McMillian's house look like?

6. What murder shocked Monroevill in 1986?

7. How did Stevenson describe his preparation to meet a condemned man in 1983?

8. What iwas Monroeville, Alabama, known for?

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

10. In Chapter 3, what happened to a young African American man named Michael Donald?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson saw power in hope. How long did it take Stevenson to realize the importance and power of hope? How was hope demonstrated by Stevenson and his clients? In what ways was hope a powerful tool for Stevenson, his staff, and his clients?

Essay Topic 2

Like his clients, Stevenson experienced racism. What was the incident Stevenson related where he experienced racism from the police? How did the experiences of racism that he had influence his desire to find justice for clients who had experienced racism?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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