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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 many men was Hinton accused of shooting in the head?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. How tall was the man who kept committing the Birmingham restaurant robberies?
(a) 6 feet 2.
(b) 5 feet 11.
(c) 5 feet 9.
(d) 5 feet 6.

3. When was Anthony Ray Hinton released from prison after spending 30 years in solitary confinement?
(a) February 27, 2015.
(b) May 19, 2015.
(c) April 3, 2015.
(d) March 11, 2015.

4. Who keeps saying "Amen" when Hinton testifies?
(a) Hinton's mother.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Lester.
(d) His sister.

5. When Hinton's mother and a neighbor came to visit him after his probation ended, how long after visiting time did they arrive?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how long did Hinton spend listening to a man who was crying?

2. Why was Arthur Julius executed?

3. How long had Reginald White worked for a restaurant when he testified against Hinton?

4. How much money did Perhacs want to appeal Hinton's case to the U.S. Supreme Court?

5. When was Wayne Ritter executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it not possible for the bullets from the Quincy's robbery and the murders to match Hinton's mother's gun?

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

3. What alibi did Hinton have for the crimes for which he was convicted?

4. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?

5. What charge was Hinton found guilty of, and what was his sentence?

6. What caused Hinton to change his mind about not talking or interacting while he was on death row?

7. What was judicial override, and why did it often happen?

8. Who was Hinton's court-appointed lawyer, and how did he seem to feel about being assigned to defend Hinton?

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

10. Were robberies and murders still being comitted by the Cooler Killer after Hinton was convicted and incarcerated?

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