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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2002, when was a hearing scheduled to present the information about the bullets not matching Buhlar Hinton's gun?
(a) March 11-13.
(b) March 2-3.
(c) March 30-31.
(d) March 20-21.

2. Who brought in cameras, pretended to be one of the prisoners, and spent a night on death row?
(a) Jerry Springer.
(b) Phil Donahue.
(c) Geraldo Rivera.
(d) Montel Williams.

3. What did Hinton jokingly ask a guard to borrow in Chapter 13?
(a) His SUV.
(b) His mini van.
(c) His truck.
(d) His Chevy.

4. When was Henry executed?
(a) June 1.
(b) June 5.
(c) June 24.
(d) June 11.

5. Who was the Alabma Attorney General in 2013?
(a) Bill Pryor.
(b) Steve Marshall.
(c) Luther Strange.
(d) Troy King.

6. When did Hinton finally have his Rule 32 hearing?
(a) June 2002.
(b) March 2002.
(c) April 2002.
(d) May 2002.

7. When did Stevenson write Judge Garrett when there was still no update on Hinton's Rule 32 hearing?
(a) September 19, 2004.
(b) September 23, 2004.
(c) September 16, 2004.
(d) September 5, 2004.

8. How long was Hinton in the county jail when all the charges against him were dropped?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 1/2 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 1/2 months.

9. What was Henry Hays's father's name?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Mike.
(d) Chuck.

10. How old was Hinton the year of his Rule 32 hearing?
(a) 45.
(b) 47.
(c) 44.
(d) 46.

11. What day of the week were prisoners executed in Alabama?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

12. How old was the woman Victor robbed and raped?
(a) 91.
(b) 86.
(c) 94.
(d) 89.

13. Where was death row for women in Alabama?
(a) Tutwiler Prison.
(b) Birmingham's Women's Facility.
(c) Montgomery's Women's Facility.
(d) Perryville Prison.

14. Who did Lester's wife, Sia, think Hinton and some other prisoners should read first if they started doing some reading?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Harper Lee.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) May Angelou.

15. Who said "the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons"?
(a) Alexander Pushkin.
(b) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Stevenson write and tell Hinton about the order Judge Petro issued?

2. What was the name of the Black boy Henry Hays and other white guys lynched in Mobile in 1981?

3. How many pages was the original case summary that Stevenson prepared for Hinton?

4. When Hinton had a soda while he and Bryan discussed petitioning the federal courts, what did he wish he had to drink?

5. What was the date of the first letter that Stevenson sent Hinton?

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