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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Alan Black, Hinton's second lawyer that Stevenson assigned, from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Denver.

2. How many hours would Buhlar Hinton have to sit in a car on the days she visited Hinton?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

3. In Hinton's imagination, how many times had he won Wimbledon?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

4. How long had Buhlar Hinton's house been empty in 2013?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 7 years.

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

6. How many pages was the original case summary that Stevenson prepared for Hinton?
(a) About 100.
(b) Almost 200.
(c) 125.
(d) 240.

7. What type of footwear did Charlie Jones, the Holman warden, wear?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Brown loafer.
(c) Black dress shoes.
(d) Athletic shoes.

8. What Supreme Court Justice wrote that Hinton might have been executed if the Surpeme Court had not ruled for further hearings in state court?
(a) Stephen Breyer.
(b) Sonia Sotomayor.
(c) Anthony Kennedy.
(d) Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

9. At the time ballistics showed the bullets from Buhlar Hinton's gun did not match the bullets from the murders and robberies, how long had Hinton been in prison?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 16 years.

10. What time of day did court rulings usually come in?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

11. Why was Walter Hill on death row?
(a) 3 murders.
(b) 2 murders.
(c) 8 murders.
(d) 10 murders.

12. What book did Jimmy Dill ask to borrow from Hinton?
(a) Go Set a Watchman.
(b) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Go Tell It on the Mountain.

13. What did Hinton have to drink before he told Stevenson he wanted to go to the Supreme Court?
(a) 7-Up.
(b) Sprite.
(c) Mountain Dew.
(d) Coke.

14. When did Hinton compile a list of men and women on death row?
(a) October 2018.
(b) December 2018.
(c) September 2018.
(d) November 2018.

15. What did Hinton tell Stevenson he would do over the weekend if he could get outside after his appeal was denied in 2013?
(a) Play basketball.
(b) Lift weights.
(c) Jog.
(d) Play vollebally.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many reasons did Santha list in the 1990 Petition for Relief to show that Hinton should be granted a new trial?

2. When did Stevenson begin contacting the media about Hinton's story?

3. How long did it take Stevenson to file Hinton's petition with the U.S. Supreme Court?

4. Where was death row for women in Alabama?

5. Who did Larry have murdered?

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