Just Mercy Chapter 1-8 Review

Walter McMillian is accused of...

• Robbing a grocery store

• Raping a white woman

• Having an affair

• Killing a young white woman

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This man claims to have committed the murder with Walter

• Ralph Myers

• Michael Myers

• Sheriff Tate

• Bryan Stevenson

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Why was the town more concerned with Ronda Morrison's murder than Vickie Pittman's?

• Ronda was the daughter of the police chief

• Ronda was from a higher income family

• Vickie was a person of color

• Vickie survived the attempt on her life

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Sheriff Tate repeatedly threatened Walter with lynching, which is

• A form of sentencing where Walter can be put on death row without a trial

• a form of mob justice where a person is hanged from a tree

• A form of torture to get a confession out of Walter

• A form of legal punishment that a sheriff can commit

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In an instance of racial profiling, Bryan Stevenson is arrested for....

• Driving too fast down his street

• Claiming to know who is stealing from his neighborhood

• Listening to music in his parked car

• Walking through his neighbors' backyard

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Ralph Myers' testimony against Walter seemed difficult to believe because...

• Ralph claimed Walter hurt his arm, but he could also drive

• Ralph claimed Walter left him in the car, but he didn't escape

• Ralph claimed to know Walter, but could not identify him in public

• All of the above

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Bill Hooks claimed to have seen Walter's car at the scene of the crime. However, Bill Hooks...

• Was working with Darnell Houston on the other side of town

• Was in the grocery store at the time

• Was in a different country at the time

• Was in the car at the time

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After Darnell reached out to Stevenson with his testimony, what happened to him?

• He was unjustly arrested for speaking out

• He ran out of town

• He revealed he was lying

• He was shot by another witness

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What other information did Bryan Stevenson find out about Bill Hooks' testimony?

• Bill was illegally cleared of city charges from a county office

• Bill was paid 5,000 dollars for his testimony against Walter

• Bill was released early from jail

• All of the above

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Ralph Myers realized that admitting to a murder he did not commit was...

• A bad idea

• A bad idea

• A bad idea

• A bad idea

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