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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was King retried for murder and convicted a second time in Chapter 22?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1976.

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

5. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the only prisoner who tried to rape Woodfox?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Robert.
(c) Manfred.
(d) Vincent.

6. How much did prisoners earn for working in the fields without gloves for a 16 hour day in Chapter 16?
(a) 64 cents.
(b) 80 cents.
(c) 48 cents.
(d) 32 cents.

7. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In Chapter 4, what percent of the fieldwork at Angola was done by hand?
(a) 65.
(b) 45.
(c) 70.
(d) 99.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the boy that Woodfox saw Joseph Richey follow into the bathroom in Chapter 14?

3. How old was Woodfox's mother when they moved back to New Orleans?

4. How old was Woodfox when his stepfather had to retire from the Navy?

5. How old was Woodfox when he would hitchhike to a job at a tobacco factory in Winston-Salem?

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