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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Reginald White known Hinton?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

2. From where were Hinton and the other Black kids bussed when the county integrated the schools when he was in high school?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Quinton.
(c) Praco.
(d) Alliance.

3. How much money did Hinton's mother send every time she wrote Perhacs?
(a) $5.
(b) $25.
(c) $10.
(d) $30.

4. In Chapter 7, about how long had it been since Hinton broke up with Sylvia?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) About a year.

5. How old were Hinton and Lester when they became friends?
(a) 6 and 4.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5 and 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hinton's prison inmate number?

2. How long did Hinton have to wait for his sentencing?

3. How long had Michael Lindsey been on death row before he was scheduled to die?

4. About how long were inmates given notice that they were to be executed?

5. How long did it take the jury at Hinton's trial to find him guilty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hinton believe Reginald Payne White testified against him?

2. Who became Hinton's new lawyer and how?

3. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?

4. Why did Hinton end his relationship with Perhacs?

5. How was Hinton hurt when he worked in the mines?

6. Why did Lester and Hinton always walk home together if they missed the school bus because of sports?

7. What had Hinton's mother always taught him about truth?

8. Why did Hinton refer to his trial and conviction as a lynching?

9. How did Hinton learn about the results of his polygraph examination, and what were the results?

10. Why would Hinton not sign the paper the police gave him when they brought him to the station after his arrest?

(see the answer keys)

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