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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gary Tyler when he was convicted of shooting and killing a white 13-year-old boy?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

2. When did a California Republican assemblyman from Oakland introduce a bill to repeal the California gun law that allowed openly carrying loaded firearms?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1968.

3. In Chapter 20, how long did the jury deliberate at Woodfox's trial before returning a guilty verdict?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) Less than an hour.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) About an hour.

4. In Chapter 39 with the appeal Kathy Flynn Simino filed in 1999, how many chances did Woodfox have to appeal in state court?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. How many points were there in the program of the Black Panther Party?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 39, when was Woodfox sentenced to natural life without the possibility of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence?

2. In Chapter 45, what was a drug commonly used at Angola for mental health issues?

3. On what catchall charge were Woodfox and Wallace put in the dungeon in Chapter 46?

4. In Chapter 43, when was it ruled that Wallace and Woodfox's civil suit against cruel and unusual punishment could move forward?

5. Who was the first African American woman to be elected to and serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives?

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