WorksheetsJust Mercy Intro-Ch3 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
Henry was the first condemned man Bryan Stevenson met on death row. Why did Sevenson meet with him?
a)
to work as Henry's lawyer on appealing his death sentence
b)
to inform Henry that he would not be executed in the next year
c)
to interview Henry for an article in the local newspaper
d)
to send well wishes from Henry's family because he was Stevenson is his cousin
2.
"I'm pressing on, the upward way
New heights I'm gaining, every day
Still praying as, I'm onward bound
Lord, plant my feet on Higher Ground."
Stevenson mentioned Henry's singing in order to--
a)
reflect how Henry is not scared of his potential death
b)
depict how Henry attempted to annoy the officer
c)
show how Henry expressed his thanks for his lawyer
d)
recount how even a death row inmate has hope for his future
3.
To demonstrate how he grew up in a poor, racially segregated settlement, Stevenson mentions which of the following details about his childhood?
a)
his father left the area as a teenager because there was no high school for black children
b)
all answers are correct
c)
his grandmother was the daughter of enslaved people
d)
his grandfather was murdered when he was a teenager
4.
Why did Bryan Stevenson initially feel that he made the wrong choice when pursuing a law degree at Harvard?
a)
Stevenson found that the courses were too difficult and was earning low marks
b)
the courses were disconnected from the race and poverty issues that had motivated Stevenson
c)
the professors treated him with a clear racial bias that wasn't evident with the majority of white students
d)
by the time he enrolled in Harvard, Stevenson already had over $150, 000 in student loans from his pre-law schooling
5.
In the Introduction, Stevenson lays out the statistics behind incarceration and punishments in order to
a)
make the reader feel bad
b)
provide a counter argument to his main claim of the book
c)
show how our nation's mass imprisonment has no historical parallel
d)
prove Walter McMillan's innocence
6.
Why did Walter’s success draw suspicion in Monroeville?
a)
some believed Walter’s freedom was well beyond what limited education African Americans were able to achieve
b)
Walter had a record of stealing money
c)
Walter was disrespectful and rude to people he did work with
d)
The timber industry didn’t generate money in the 1970s
7.
What was the author’s purpose in adding Walter was known as a “ladies man”?
a)
to let the reader know Walter has flaws
b)
to make the reader dislike Walter
c)
to add that women are a big part of Walter’s life
d)
to give support that Walter is a good person
8.
What did Stevenson find most memorable about Walter McMillan the first time that he met him?
a)
that he was so insistent that he had been wrongly convicted
b)
how bushy and wild Walter's hair and beard were
c)
his expertise on trees and the pulpwood industry
d)
how calm and comfortable Walter seemed on death row
9.
What was the most likely cause, in Bryan Stevenson's perspective, why Walter McMillian was charged with killing Ronda Morrison?
a)
because Walter told Stevenson he did it
b)
because Walter worked at the cleaners where Morrison was murdered
c)
because he was a black man involved in an adulterous affair with a white woman
d)
because Walter had previously been charged for assaulting a white woman
10.
Why were the police so willing to look at Walter McMillian as a suspect even though it was clear he didn’t know Ralph Myers?
a)
because there was physical evidence tying McMillan to the scene of the crime
b)
because McMillan had a lengthy criminal record for similar crimes
c)
because it had been over seven months since Ronda Morrison was killed without the police arresting a suspect
d)
because Ralph Myers was a trustworthy informant and an upstanding citizen
11.
What is the context for the following quote from Bryan Stevenson?
"The more I thought about it, the more concerned I became about all the young black boys and men in that neighborhood. Did they know not to run? Did they know to stay calm and say 'It's okay'?"
a)
he is considering the case of Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot
b)
he is reflecting on his altercation with the police when they harassed him while he sat in his car outside of his home
c)
he is commenting on an incident he witnessed where police stopped and frisked a youth in his neighborhood
d)
he is speaking with Walter McMillan about how he acted when McMillan was arrested
12.
The Attica Prison riot exposed all of the following prison abuses, except--
a)
torture of inmates with electrical cattle prods
b)
all answers are correct
c)
the use of "sweatboxes" to punish inmates
d)
the chaining of inmates to "hitching posts"
13.
When Stevenson speaks at a church in Alabama, an elderly black man approaches him to show him his “medals of honor.” What are these medals?
a)
medals of valor from World War II
b)
scars from violence he encountered during civil rights demonstrations
c)
tattoos he got while serving his time in prison
d)
yogurt lids attached to paperclip chains
14.
Stevenson decides to talk to youth groups, churches, and community organizations in order to--
a)
rally support for his Equal Justice Initiative
b)
help them demand accountability and equal treatment from law enforcement
c)
garner support for his political campaign running as a state representative
d)
encourage more black citizens and youth to become lawyers and police officers
15.
When a black teenager was shot dead in Gadsden Community, it demonstrated--
a)
the high crime rate among black youths in rural Alabama
b)
the racial bias in police officers when performing routine traffic stops
c)
the increasing need for mental health services for impoverished families
d)
the dangers for police in rural Alabama
16.
Bill Hooks' testimony that he saw Walter McMillan's truck at the cleaners at the time of the murder is flawed because--
a)
Hooks claims that he recognized it because it was modified as a "low-rider," changes that McMillan made months after the Morrison murder
b)
Hooks was promised release from jail and a reward for connecting the vehicle to Morrison's murder
c)
all answers are correct
d)
Hooks was known for being a jailhouse informant ("snitch")
17.
Stevenson recounts the execution of John Evans because--
a)
The details of the execution are meant to make the uninformed reader familiar with standard procedures in executions.
b)
The description of the botched, fourteen-minute electric chair execution is meant to shock readers at the horror and inhumanity of this method of execution.
c)
Stevenson’s account of the execution of a clearly innocent man causes the reader to wonder how many innocent people have been executed in this way.
d)
The inclusion allows the reader to understand the state of mind of a condemned man facing execution. This is necessary for the reader to empathize with McMillian and his story.
18.
Prior to his conviction, Walter McMillan's rights are violated when--
a)
he is not provided a lawyer to represent his case
b)
he is placed on death row
c)
his vehicle is searched and seized in connection to Ronda Morrison's murder
d)
all answers are correct
19.
When Ralph Myers decides that he does not want to testify in Walter McMillan's trial because what he said was untrue...
a)
the State drops its case against McMillan
b)
the State finds another "witness" to testify against McMillan
c)
the State proceeded with the trial using other evidence and excluding Myers' testimony
d)
he is placed on back death row
20.
What was Walter McMillan's alibi for the time that Ronda Morrison was murdered?
a)
he did not have an alibi, McMillan claims he doesn't remember much from that day
b)
he was repairing the transmission on his truck at home while members of his church sold food from in front of his house
c)
McMillan was with Karen Kelly having an extramarital affair
d)
McMillan was felling trees in a nearby forest
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