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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 37, when was Woodfox's trial date set for?
(a) November 15, 1998.
(b) November 29, 1998.
(c) December 4, 1998.
(d) December 7, 1998.

2. How long after his mother died did Woodfox write the poem Echoes?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A year.

3. In Chapter 32, what book did Woodfox read by Richard Wright?
(a) Native Son.
(b) Black Boy.
(c) The Outsider.
(d) Uncle Tom's Children.

4. In Chapter 35, how much was it learned that Hezekiah Brown was paid weekly for his testimony against Woodfox during his trial?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) Extra free time outside.
(d) Carton of cigarettes.

5. When the federal government took over running Angola, how often were prisoner's housing assignments supposed to be reviewed?
(a) Every 90 days.
(b) Every 180 days.
(c) Every 6 months.
(d) Every 3 months.

6. When Hezekiah Brown's sentence was commuted to time served in 1986, how much money did he have in his prison account?
(a) $550.
(b) $700.
(c) $900.
(d) $1,200.

7. In Chapter 37, how old was Scott Fleming?
(a) 25.
(b) 26.
(c) 27.
(d) 24.

8. In Chapter 38, how long did Woodfox's trial last?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 11 days.

9. When was Herman Wallace arested on a bank robbery charge?
(a) July 1967.
(b) March 1967.
(c) September 1967.
(d) January 1967.

10. At the end of Chapter 42, how long did Woodfox say that King spent telling people about him and Wallace and trying to obtain their freedom?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 15 years.

11. When Woodfox, Wallace, and King were in Camp J in Chapter 39, how much time did they spend in their cells each day?
(a) 23 hours and 45 minutes.
(b) 23 hours and 30 minutes.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 23 hours.

12. In Chapter 43, when was King granted a new trial?
(a) December 2000.
(b) February 2001.
(c) January 2001.
(d) November 2000.

13. In a sworn statement Leonard Turner gave in Chapter 41, how many men did he say that he saw stab Miller and they were not Wallace, Woodfox, or Montegut?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. When did Woodfox start protesting the strip searches in Chapter 26?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1978.

15. When was Ruby Edwards born?
(a) May 9, 1929.
(b) April 11, 1929.
(c) June 17, 1929.
(d) July 26, 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was there a slave rebellion in Haiti led by Tousaaint Louverture?

2. Where did the judge move the trial for Woodfox in Chapter 33?

3. When was the Black Panther Party said to have officially ended operations?

4. In Chapter 45, what was a drug commonly used at Angola for mental health issues?

5. In Chapter 44, when did a team of New York-based lawyers take on the civil lawsuit that Woodfox and Wallace had filed against their solitary confinement?

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