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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much notice did Charles Garretson, the attorney for Woodfox and the others, given notice that Chester Jackson turned state's evidence?
(a) About 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) Less than a half an hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 20, how much did Woodfox learn that Gi and Jill Schafer were paid by the FBI a year to break up the support committee for the Angola 4?
(a) $17,000.
(b) $13,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $16,000.

8. In April of 1970, how many prisoners awaiting trial in the Tombs said they had seen a guard assault an inmate?
(a) 2 out of 10.
(b) 3 out of 10.
(c) 4 out of 10.
(d) 5 out of 10.

9. In Chapter 18, how long was Woodfox on the CCR when he began having claustrophobia attacks?
(a) About a month.
(b) Around 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 12, how many men were put in each cell after a riot that Woodfox was involved in?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

15. In Chapter 13, on what tier was Woodfox put at Orleans Parish Prison?
(a) D-1.
(b) C-1.
(c) F-4.
(d) E-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 2, how long was it before Woodfox and his family saw Violetta and James again?

3. How old was Woodfox when the Voting Rights Act was passed?

4. When did Woodfox have his first child?

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

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