Just Mercy Chapter 4 Quiz

What year did Eva Ansley and the author open their non-profit law center?

• 1988

• 1987

• 1990

• 1989

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What was the main goal of the non-profit law center?

• To provide free education

• To offer free medical services

• To support the local community with food supplies

• To provide free quality legal services to condemned men and women on death row

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Where was the new office of the Equal Justice Initiative located?

• Mobile

• Birmingham

• Montgomery

• Tuscaloosa

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What was the main challenge faced by the law center in its early days?

• Lack of state funding

• Too many volunteers

• No clients

• Office was too large

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Who was one of the new clients mentioned that the author started visiting on death row?

• Michael Lindsay

• David Bagwell

• Guy Hunt

• Walter McMillan

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What unusual aspect of Michael Lindsay's case did the author try to challenge?

• The defendant was not allowed to speak

• The trial was held without a jury

• The evidence was tampered with

• The jury's decision for life imprisonment was overridden by the judge

What was Herbert Richardson a veteran of?

• World War II

• The Korean War

• The Gulf War

• The Vietnam War

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Herbert Richardson request to be played as he walked to the electric chair?

• Amazing Grace

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• The Old Rugged Cross

• Ave Maria

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the author's feeling after witnessing Herbert Richardson's execution?

• Indifference

• Satisfaction

• Excitement

• Shamefulness

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the author do the day after Herbert Richardson's execution?

• Wrote a letter to the governor

• Took a vacation

• Went back to the office with renewed energy

• Resigned from the law center

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3