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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. Who was called during Hinton's trail by a man who claimed to be the restaurant killer?
(a) The police department.
(b) Perhacs and Lester's mother.
(c) Perhacs and McGregor.
(d) The judge.

2. In July of 1985, what was the name of the girl Hinton was dating?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Margaret.

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

4. What restaurant did Reginald White work for?
(a) Bessemer Diner.
(b) Quincy's.
(c) Corner Diner.
(d) Wilson's.

5. How much did Hinton's mother have to come up with to pay for the polygraph test?
(a) $300.
(b) $350.
(c) $400.
(d) $450.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hinton's trial scheduled?

2. What was the name of the grocery clerk who said he saw Hinton follow Smotherman?

3. What hours did Hinton think he worked on July 25?

4. How much money did Hinton's mother send every time she wrote Perhacs?

5. How many court cases did Andrew Payne say he had testified in that involved firearms identification?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What agreement did Perhacs and McGregor make regarding Hinton's polygraph, and how did the deal change?

6. When Hinton was sentenced to death, how was he given the only opportunity he had to prove his innocence?

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

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

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

10. Why did Hinton tell his defense attorney it was not possible for him to have robbed Quincy's?

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