Just Mercy Quizzes

Just Mercy Quiz 1

1 Who narrates Just Mercy?
Walter McMillian

The EJI

Stephen Bright

Bryan Stevenson
2 Who is the protagonist of Just Mercy?
Walter McMillian

Henry

Stephen Bright

Bryan Stevenson
3 Who wrote Just Mercy?
Walter McMillian

Bryan Stevenson

The EJI

Herbert Richardson
4 In which state is the EJI founded?
Virginia

Monroe

New York

Alabama
5 What organization does Stevenson found?
Southern Prisoners Defense Committee

The Innocence Project

Equal Justice Initiative

Harvard Law School
6 Whose case does Stevenson focus on most in Just Mercy?
Tate's

Walter's

Joey's

Henry's
7 Who is the first death row prisoner Stevenson meets?
Herbert

Henry

Walter

None of these
8 Which answer best describes Just Mercy's genre?
Realist fiction

Crime novel

Short story

Memoir
9 How old is Stevenson when he meets his first death row inmate?
23

18

30

25
10 Where does Stevenson study law?
Harvard

Alabama University

Stanford

Yale
11 What did Stevenson study before law school?
Psychology

Philosophy

Science

Math
12 What brings Stevenson to intern for the SPDC?
His grandmother encourages him

Word of mouth

He wins a contest

A course on race and poverty litigation
13 In which state does the SPDC primarily operate?
Alabama

Tennessee

Georgia

New York
14 Who does Stevenson meet on his flight to start his internship with the SPDC?
No one

Stephen Bright

Walter McMillian

Henry
15 What does Stevenson learn from the SPDC director?
Capital punishment means people without capital get punished

It isn't worth it to despair over lost cases

Death sentences are difficult to appeal

None of these
16 Why does the SPDC represent death row prisoners?
They are legally obliged to help

Most defendants haven't been given adequate legal counsel

They are part of a branch of the judicial system that guarantees fair trials

None of these
17 On what region does the SPDC focus its efforts?
Southern Texas

The Midwest

The Pacific Northwest

The Deep South
18 How does Henry receive Stevenson's presence when they meet for the first time?
He is angry that Stevenson can't give him better legal advice

He says he is pleased that Stevenson is also African American

He is relieved to learn he doesn't have an execution date yet

None of these
19 After meeting with Stevenson, what does Henry do?
Holds Stevenson's hands in prayer

Sings a hymn

Breaks down crying

Runs out of the room
20 How long do Stevenson and Henry talk for?
Three minutes

Three hours

Two hours

A whole day
21 Where was Stevenson raised?
Delaware

Alabama

Virginia

New York
22 What was the area Stevenson grew up in like?
Afluent and mostly black

His family always travelled, never staying in one town for long

Poor and racially segregated

Afluent and mostly white
23 Who is Stevenson's grandmother the daughter of?
Civil rights leaders

Slave owners

Wealthy northern landowners

Enslaved people
24 What type of flags hung in the region in which Stevenson grew up?
Confederate flags

Alabama state flags

Stars and stripes

Canadian flags
25 What was Stevenson's grandmother's advice that influenced his legal career?
You need to be levelheaded and not take on other people's sorrow

You need to keep your head held high

You can't understand things from a distance; you need closeness

None of these

What does the information regarding Bill Hooks literal hookup with Walter's case reveal about the criminal justice system and the sheriffs department in Monroe County?

The information regarding Bill Hooks' testimony revealed the corruption and racial bias within the department, as well as the wrongful convictions purused and enacted by the criminal justice system.

Asked by Jacob M #1337124

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/23/2024 10:38 AM

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What does the information regarding Bill Hooks literal hookup with Walter's case reveal about the criminal justice system and the sheriffs department in Monroe County? How does this help Walter's case?

The information the officers received from Bill Hooks was a complete fabrication. Bill Hooks made a false statement that framed Walter and led to a false conviction. The discovery that the investigators knowingly and purposely used false...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/23/2024 10:35 AM

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(Page 193) When considering Walter Macmillan's freedom, what does Stevenson mean when he says that "this whole nightmare...would likely never be completely over for him"?

After six years on death row, Walter McMillian is exonerated and freed. Stevenson recounts how close he and Walter remained after the case closed. Walter's life is not necessarily happy after his release: the trauma of living on death row stays...

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Answered by Aslan on 10/31/2023 11:33 PM

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