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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of church did Aunt Gussie attend?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Catholic.

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

3. How old did Woodfox say that he was when he first met Robert King?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

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

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

6. Where did Woodfox and a friend go to buy heroin in Chapter 7?
(a) Nashville.
(b) New York City.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Atlanta.

7. How old was Woodfox when his stepfather had to retire from the Navy?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

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

12. When did Woodfox have his first child?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Woodfox remember that he won his first law suit in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 17, how much money would Woodfox's mother bring when she came to visit?

3. 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?

4. Where would Woodfox and his family stay when his stepfather was on leave?

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

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