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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. What was Henry Hays's father's name?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Mike.

2. What verse did Hinton quote to Lester after the Rule 32 hearing during a visit in August?
(a) Matthew 21:22.
(b) Philippians 4:6.
(c) Mark 11:24.
(d) Matthew 7:7.

3. Who did Lester's wife, Sia, think Hinton and some other prisoners should read first if they started doing some reading?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Harper Lee.
(d) May Angelou.

4. What type of footwear did Charlie Jones, the Holman warden, wear?
(a) Brown loafer.
(b) Black dress shoes.
(c) Athletic shoes.
(d) Cowboy boots.

5. How long had Christopher been on death row before he was executed?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time ballistics showed the bullets from Buhlar Hinton's gun did not match the bullets from the murders and robberies, how long had Hinton been in prison?

2. What was the date of the first letter that Stevenson sent Hinton?

3. What did Hinton jokingly ask a guard to borrow in Chapter 13?

4. When was Larry Heath executed?

5. What time of day did court rulings usually come in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

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

3. What information did Emanuel, Cooper, and Dillon, the ballistics experts provide?

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

5. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

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

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

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

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

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

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