Just Mercy Reading Quiz Chapters 13-Post Script

What did Bryan Stevenson do for Walter McMillian after he was exonerated?

• • Gave him a job at the Equal Justice Initiative

• • Arranged for him to meet the President

• • Helped him financially

• • Stayed in contact and helped him find peace

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What key point does Stevenson make about the aftermath of exoneration in Chapter 13?

• • Legal battles always end with exoneration

• • The psychological damage of wrongful imprisonment often lasts a lifetime.

• • Exoneration always leads to financial stability.

• • Families of the wrongfully convicted receive immediate support

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In Chapter 14, Stevenson discusses the treatment of juveniles in the justice system. Which case is a central focus in this chapter?

• • Marsha Colbey

• • Ian Manuel

• • Herbert Richardson

• • Joe Sullivan

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What unique challenge does Stevenson highlight about juvenile incarceration?

• • Juveniles have more legal representation.

• • Juveniles are wrongfully treated the same as adults in many courts

• • Juveniles are more likely to be rehabilitated than adults.

• • Juveniles are always placed in juvenile detention centers

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While waiting in his office before the execution of Jimmy Dill, what realization does Stevenson come to?

• He does his job because no one else will

• He does this job because he is paid and supported

• He does what he does because he too is broken

• He does his job because it is necessary and important

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In June 2012, Stevenson's organization won a constitutional ban on which of the following?

• Executions of minors

• Mandatory life-without-parole sentences imposed on minors convicted of homicides

• Electric chair executions

• Felony convictions of minors

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True or False: Stevenson believes that, "Mercy is the most empowering, liberating, and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving."

• True

• False

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What happened to Walter?

• He dies on death row.

• He dies a sick, but free man.

• He is still helping others be exonerated for crimes they did not commit.

• He continues to live today and works with Stevenson at EJI.

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At the time the book was published, what happened to Marsh Colbey?

• She was released from prison.

• She is still waiting for a stay of execution.

• She and her husband died in jail waiting resentencing.

• She was moved to another prison.

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What continued to effect Walter even though he was no longer on death row?

• He worried about his friends on death row.

• He suffered from nightmares.

• He had extreme anxiety

• He missed his family.

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