Walter McMillian
Bryan Stevenson
EJI
Primary Characters
Rhetorical Devices
100

Where was Walter on the day of Ronda Morrison's murder?

A fish fry at his house

100

Where did Bryan study law?

Harvard

100

Who founded the EJI?

Bryan Stevenson

100

With who did Walter have an affair?

Karen Kelly

100

To what do each of the three rhetorical devices appeal?

Ethos=credibility

Pathos=emotions

Logos=logic

200

What type of truck did Walter have?

A lowrider

200

How old was Bryan during his first visit to death row in 1983?

23

200

What does EJI stand for?

Equal Justice Initiative

200

What are the names of the two women who were murdered?

Ronda Morrison and Vickie Pittman
200

What are TWO factors that influence the way a message is understood?

THINK: Rhetorical diagram

Tone, mood, body language, eye contact, prior knowledge, bias, subject, setting

300

How long was Walter on death row?

Six Years

300

For what organization was Bryan an intern?

Southern Prisoner Defense Committee (SPDC)

300

Where does EJI get money from?

Donations (EJI is a non-profit)

300

Who testified that they saw Walter's lowrider truck pull out of the cleaners?

Bill Hooks

300

Find an example of LOGOS from Just Mercy.

Check answer. 

400

Who are the two people primarily responsible for Walter being on death row?

Ralph Myers and Bill Hooks

400

What did Bryan say was the first act of domestic terrorism in America?

Slavery and lynchings

400

What is the EJI committed to ending?

Mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and/or racial and economic injustice

400

Who was re-elected to their position despite their negligence and possible illegal activities?

Sheriff Tate

400

Find an example of PATHOS from Just Mercy.

Check answer.

500

What disorder did Walter suffer from shortly after he got off death row?

Trauma-Induced Dementia

500

Who was the first man Bryan met on Death Row?

Henry

500

Why is the EJI housed in Montgomery, Alabama?

Alabama has the highest number of death row inmates, most of which are wrongful convictions.

500

Who are the three individuals who were sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes they committed as children? 

Ian, Trina, Antonio

500

Find an example of ETHOS from Just Mercy.

Check answer. 

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