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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, when did a friend leave Woodfox a gun in the bathroom at a courtroom?
(a) September 29, 1969.
(b) October 11, 1969.
(c) October 9, 1969
(d) September 23, 1969.

2. 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) Shirley Chisholm.
(d) Valarie Hodges.

3. On the street, how much time did the Panthers require recruits to read a day?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

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

6. 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) $13,000.
(b) $16,000.
(c) $17,000.
(d) $12,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What type of vehicle did Woodfox trade for in Chapter 8 for a van full of cigarettes he got in a robbery?
(a) 1961 Corvette.
(b) 1963 Thunderbird.
(c) 1963 Corvette.
(d) 1961 Thunderbird.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hostages did prisoners take at Attica penitentiary in Chapter 14?

2. When was Woodfox born?

3. How long was Woodfox sentenced to jail at Thibodaux in Chapter 3?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 5, how many days was Woodfox in the dungeon at Angola?

(see the answer keys)

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