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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did prisoners earn for working in the fields without gloves for a 16 hour day in Chapter 16?
(a) 80 cents.
(b) 48 cents.
(c) 64 cents.
(d) 32 cents.

2. At the end of Chapter 3, how many days could Woodfox spend in Angola and then be transferred for good behavior?
(a) 90.
(b) 180.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

3. Who was the first African American woman to be elected to and serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives?
(a) Dorothy Mae Taylor.
(b) Valarie Hodges.
(c) Shirley Chisholm.
(d) Yvonne Brathwaite Burke.

4. In Chapter 21, how many alibi witnesses did Herman have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What were prisoners given to eat who were put in the "dungeon" (29) in Chapter 4?
(a) Bread.
(b) Gruel.
(c) Saltines.
(d) Watery broth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Woodfox sentenced to jail at Thibodaux in Chapter 3?

2. How old was Robert King when Woodfox met him?

3. In Chapter 9, who did Woodfox pretend to be when he was arrested and put in prison in New York?

4. When did Woodfox have his first child?

5. In Chapter 7, how much money was Woodfox given when he left Angola?

(see the answer key)

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