Just Mercy~ chapter 3

When was McMillian arrested?

• June 7, 1987

• November 8, 1998

• May 13, 1986

• January 3, 1985

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Where did Myers say that McMillian made him drive?

• Bill's Gas Station

• A deserted road

• Grocery Store

• Jackson Cleaners

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What was the name of the jailhouse snitch who claimed he had seen McMillian's truck outside of Jackson's Cleaners?

• Ted Dansig

• Matt Wilson

• Bill Hooks

• Bob Miller

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In what county was it decided to hold McMillian's trial?

• Escambia

• Baldwin

• Atlanta

• Clarke

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What effect does the account of the execution of John Evans have on the reader?

• The details of the execution are meant to make the uninformed reader familiar with standard procedures in executions.

• 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.

• c. Stevenson uses the execution to encourage the reader to follow the law in order to avoid Evans’ fate.

• 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.

• 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.

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