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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were CCR prisoners given a yard?
(a) 1978.
(b) Between 1974 and 1975.
(c) 1973.
(d) Around 1976 and 1977.

2. In Chapter 36, how long after Herman filed his post-conviction relief application did he get a hearing?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. When did Joseph Richey swear that he was taking antipsychotic medications when Miller died?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2008.

4. In 1987, for how long might you lose contact visits if you were written up for disclipinary infractions?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. On what catchall charge were Woodfox and Wallace put in the dungeon in Chapter 46?
(a) 31A.
(b) 29A.
(c) 30C.
(d) 27C.

6. How old was Woodfox whe he thought about the moral compass he had developed in Chapter 32?
(a) 35.
(b) 30s.
(c) 40s.
(d) 45.

7. In Chapter 29, how long were the shifts that guards worked?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

8. When did Woodfox get a rash around his waist that would not clear up?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1984.

9. When ws warden Burl Cain hired at Angola?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

10. In Chapter 29, how many shakedowns were held a day on each tier?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

11. What was the name of the man Woodfox taught to read?
(a) Philip.
(b) Charles.
(c) William.
(d) Louis.

12. When did Woodfox and other prisoners watch on TV Nelson Mandela walk out of prison after 27 years?
(a) April 13, 1990.
(b) February 11, 1990.
(c) January 8, 1990.
(d) March 26, 1990.

13. How old was Gary Tyler when he was convicted of shooting and killing a white 13-year-old boy?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, how long was Woodfox at Amite before he was moved?

2. In Chapter 26, how many days in isolation did Woodfox receive the first time he refused to submit to a strip search?

3. In Chapter 23, how many times a week, weather permitting, would the CCR prisoners get to go in the yard?

4. In Chapter 46, how much money did Miller's widow receive a week for a short time after his death?

5. How old was Woodfox when he learned that he had diabetes?

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