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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, when was a prison guard taken hostage?
(a) July 17, 1971.
(b) July 8, 1971.
(c) July 30, 1971.
(d) July 26, 1971.

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

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

8. In Chapter 10, what was the bail for those who were part of the Panther 21?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $75,000.

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

10. In Chapter 20, how long did the jury deliberate at Woodfox's trial before returning a guilty verdict?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) Less than an hour.

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

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

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

14. How many points were there in the program of the Black Panther Party?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On the street, how much time did the Panthers require recruits to read a day?

4. In Chapter 7, how much money was Woodfox given when he left Angola?

5. What type of church did Aunt Gussie attend?

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