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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Woodfox's mother when they moved back to New Orleans?
(a) 28.
(b) 26.
(c) 27.
(d) 25.

2. When did Woodfox remember that he won his first law suit in Chapter 19?
(a) 1974 or 1975.
(b) 1973 or 1974.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1977.

3. How much did it cost Woodfox's mother to ride a bus to visit him at Angola in Chapter 5?
(a) $12.
(b) $15.
(c) $6.
(d) $10.

4. In Chapter 9, who did Woodfox pretend to be when he was arrested and put in prison in New York?
(a) Charles Harris.
(b) Donald Whitcomb.
(c) Andrew Phillips.
(d) Brian Smith.

5. How old was Woodfox when he would hitchhike to a job at a tobacco factory in Winston-Salem?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 9 or 10.
(d) 14.

6. In Chapter 15, who was the Black Panther Woodfox worked with to start a Black Panther chapter at Angola?
(a) Denzil Dowell.
(b) Eldridge Cleaver.
(c) Huey Newton.
(d) Herman Wallace.

7. At what distance was it later discovered that Paul Fobb's eyesight was so bad he could not have identified anyone?
(a) 35 feet.
(b) 20 to 25 feet.
(c) 30 to 40 feet.
(d) 45 feet.

8. What was the date in Chapter 16?
(a) April 9, 1972.
(b) April 17, 1972.
(c) April 22, 1972.
(d) April 3, 1972.

9. What type of vehicle did Woodfox trade for in Chapter 8 for a van full of cigarettes he got in a robbery?
(a) 1961 Corvette.
(b) 1963 Corvette.
(c) 1961 Thunderbird.
(d) 1963 Thunderbird.

10. Where was Woodfox born?
(a) Jackson.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Baton Rouge.

11. What was the first job that Woodfox was fired from in Chapter 6?
(a) Car wash attendant.
(b) Hotel porter.
(c) Car lot attendant.
(d) Dishwasher.

12. How old was Woodfox when he first met his father?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

13. When was the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense started?
(a) October 1966.
(b) November 1966.
(c) August 1966.
(d) September 1966.

14. How many dormitories did Henderson say in Chapter 17 that Brent Miller was superivising by himself?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

15. How long was Woodfox sentenced to jail at Thibodaux in Chapter 3?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what could be used to bribe an inmate clerk to change a disciplinary report from something serious to something minor?

2. What were prisoners given to eat who were put in the "dungeon" (29) in Chapter 4?

3. If the prisoners had a hunger strike in Chapter 19, after how many days were prison official required by law to notify the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections?

4. When was Woodfox sent back to New Orleans in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the only prisoner who tried to rape Woodfox?

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