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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where would Woodfox and his family stay when his stepfather was on leave?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Kentucky.

4. What day of the week did Woodfox and Herman begin escorting new prisoners to their dorms in Chapter 15?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Thursdays.

5. When was Woodfox sent back to New Orleans in Chapter 12?
(a) June 1971.
(b) May 1971.
(c) April 1971.
(d) March 1971.

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

7. How old was Woodfox when the Voting Rights Act was passed?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

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

9. In Chapter 16, how old was Brent Miller when he was stabbed to death?
(a) 36.
(b) 23.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

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

11. What was the name of the girl Woodfox loved in Chapter 3?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Peewee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Annie.

12. How many acres of farmland made up Angola in Chapter 4?
(a) 18,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 16,000.

13. For how long did the judge sentence Woodfox in Chapter 9?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 50 years.

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

15. How many months did Woodfox have to do during his second time at Angola in Chapter 6?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 16 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Woodfox born?

2. In Chapter 12, how many men were put in each cell after a riot that Woodfox was involved in?

3. In Chapter 6, what was Woodfox's bail for car theft?

4. How many points were there in the program of the Black Panther Party?

5. In Chapter 3, how far did Woodfox lead a sheriff's squad on a high-speed chase down the highway?

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