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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1970 how many prisoners were incarcerated in New York City?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 15,000.

2. In Chapter 5, what could be used to bribe an inmate clerk to change a disciplinary report from something serious to something minor?
(a) $10.
(b) Carton of cigarettes.
(c) $5.
(d) Knife.

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 2, how long was it before Woodfox and his family saw Violetta and James again?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. In Chapter 22, who was set up for the murder of a prisoner on his tier?
(a) Gerald Bryant.
(b) Robert King.
(c) Hezekiah Brown.
(d) Chester Jackson.

6. In Chapter 3, how far did Woodfox lead a sheriff's squad on a high-speed chase down the highway?
(a) 23 miles.
(b) 32 miles.
(c) 17 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

7. In Chapter 8, how many times did Woodfox say that he was charged with rape?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

8. How old was Robert King when Woodfox met him?
(a) 24.
(b) 22.
(c) 23.
(d) 25.

9. How old was the boy that Woodfox saw Joseph Richey follow into the bathroom in Chapter 14?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

10. When was King retried for murder and convicted a second time in Chapter 22?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1977.

11. In a plea deal, how much time would Woodfox have to serve for the armed robbery at Tony's Green Room if he took the deal in Chapter 8?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 7 1/2 years.

12. In Chapter 2, what was the name of the boy who bullied Woodfox and that Woodfox finally beat up?
(a) Michael.
(b) Louis.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) David.

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

14. In Chapter 6, what was Woodfox's bail for car theft?
(a) $100.
(b) $300.
(c) $500.
(d) $250.

15. In Chapter 7, on what tier was Woodfox put at the Orleans Parish Prison?
(a) D-1.
(b) C-1.
(c) E-2.
(d) F-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the girl Woodfox loved in Chapter 3?

2. What day of the week did Woodfox and Herman begin escorting new prisoners to their dorms in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 10, what was the bail for those who were part of the Panther 21?

4. How old did Woodfox say that he was when he first met Robert King?

5. What type of church did Aunt Gussie attend?

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