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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 did Stevenson tell the judge at the Rule 32 hearing that the State's experts decided they could no longer match the bullets from the robberies and murders to Buhlar Hinton's gun?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1994.

2. How old was the woman Victor robbed and raped?
(a) 86.
(b) 91.
(c) 94.
(d) 89.

3. Where were Bryan Stevenson's offices in Alabama?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Huntsville.
(d) Montgomery.

4. What was the name of the supervisor at the place where Hinton was working on the night of Quincy's robbery?
(a) Tom Dahl.
(b) Nathan WIlliams.
(c) Michael Andrews.
(d) Bob Lewis.

5. What did Hinton jokingly ask a guard to borrow in Chapter 13?
(a) His SUV.
(b) His Chevy.
(c) His truck.
(d) His mini van.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volts of electricity were used for the electric chair?

2. Where was Alan Black, Hinton's second lawyer that Stevenson assigned, from?

3. When was Henry executed?

4. How long had Christopher been on death row before he was executed?

5. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the writ of certiorari?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hinton tell the other men on death row when he was taken to Jefferson County to wait for a new trial?

2. How did Hinton get Bryan Stevenson as his attorney?

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

4. How long did it take Judge Garrett to rule on Hinton's hearing, and what did he rule?

5. Why did Hinton think the State was doing its best to keep him locked away and quiet?

6. In 2013, what did Hinton tell Stevenson to do and why?

7. How were the men on death row able to talk about books after the book club was closed down?

8. What was strange about Judge Petro's ruling in 2009?

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

10. What scars did Hinton have from watching so many men die?

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