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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how many days in isolation did Woodfox receive the first time he refused to submit to a strip search?
(a) 10.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

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

3. When did Woodfox's mother die?
(a) September 3, 1994.
(b) November 9, 1994.
(c) October 17, 1994.
(d) December 27, 1994.

4. 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) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 24, how much time did Woodfox and the others give the warden to respond to their demand to have food slots in their cell doors?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

9. When was King first sent to Angola on a robbery charge?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

10. In Chapter 46, how much money did Miller's widow receive a week for a short time after his death?
(a) $55.
(b) $35.
(c) $45.
(d) $25.

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

12. In Chapter 39, when was Woodfox sentenced to natural life without the possibility of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence?
(a) January 17, 1999.
(b) April 16, 1999.
(c) February 23, 1999.
(d) March 4, 1999.

13. When did Woodfox write his poem I Wait?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1981.

14. In Chapter 40, how many visitors could Woofox have on his visiting lists?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

15. What prisoners did Woodfox help in Chapter 36?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Cubans.
(c) Columbians.
(d) Brazilians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Woodfox get a rash around his waist that would not clear up?

2. In Chapter 43, when was it ruled that Wallace and Woodfox's civil suit against cruel and unusual punishment could move forward?

3. When the federal government took over running Angola, how often were prisoner's housing assignments supposed to be reviewed?

4. When Hezekiah Brown's sentence was commuted to time served in 1986, how much money did he have in his prison account?

5. In what ward was Herman Wallace raised?

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