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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. When was Larry Heath executed?
(a) March 3, 1992.
(b) March 27, 1992.
(c) March 20, 1992.
(d) March 15, 1992.

2. When Hinton met Stevenson, how long had he been on death row?
(a) 16 years.
(b) About 15 years.
(c) Almost 12 years.
(d) 9 years.

3. What did Hinton say he owned in the trips he took in his imagination?
(a) Boat and a Ferrari.
(b) Boat and a Cadillac.
(c) Boat and a Mercedes.
(d) Boat and a Lexus.

4. How many volts of electricity were used for the electric chair?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. When did Alan Black file an amended Rule 32 petition for Hinton?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time that Hinton met Stevenson, how long did they talk?

2. When did Hinton learn that his mother died?

3. With whom was Victor Kennedy convicted of raping and klling an old woman?

4. If Hinton lost an appeal in the U.S. District Court, what Court of Appeals did Stevenson plan to file in after that?

5. When was Henry executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the qualifications of the ballistics experts Stevenson hired for Hinton?

2. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

3. Who spent a night on death row, and what did Hinton think about that?

4. What type of ballistic expert did Hinton tell Stevenson he needed?

5. Why did Hinton sleep in a bathroom the first night he was free?

6. Why did Hinton have to make a family of the men on death row?

7. Who was there when Hinton was released?

8. What did Hinton's mother always tell him, and how did that affect how he dealt with the guards and the warden?

9. How did Hinton react when he learned his mother died?

10. Why did Hinton decide to start a book club?

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