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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. In Chapter 12, what was the name of a woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby in Pickens County, Alabama, and was charged with capital murder?

2. Between 1990 and 2005, how often did a prison open in the United States?

3. What did Myers want to drink when Stevenson and O'Connor spoke to him in Chapter 7?

4. How old was Evan Miller when he began attempting to commit suicide?

5. When was a new trial order for the McMillian case in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Judge Norton's ruling on McMillian's appeal in Chapter 11?

2. What law was passed in Alabama in 2006 and what were its ramifications?

3. Why was George Stinney executed?

4. In Chapter 11, why was Stevenson optimistic about what evidence in the McMillian case might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals?

5. What campaign was lead by Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Wright in the late nineteenth century?

6. Why did McMillian have to quit his logging business?

7. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

8. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

9. In Chapter 7, what did Stevenson bring up in the brief he filed?

10. What was eventually discovered about the doctor who declared George Daniel sane to stand trial for murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson’s grandmother always told him to “Keep close.” What did his grandmother mean by that statement? How could keeping close help Stevenson in life and give him a proper perspective? How did that statement influence Stevenson?

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 believed that immature brains and childhood experiences contributed to criminal behavior in juveniles. What cases led Stevenson to believe that immaturity and childhood experiences contributed to criminal behavior in juveniles? How were adolescent brains different from adults’ brains? How did that lead to criminal behavior? What were some examples of traumatic experiences from childhood that lead to criminal behavior? Why did Stevenson believe that being an adolescent and childhood experiences contributed to criminal behavior?

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