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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 write and tell Hinton about the order Judge Petro issued?
(a) April 9.
(b) February 16.
(c) May 29.
(d) March 11.

2. When did Hinton compile a list of men and women on death row?
(a) December 2018.
(b) September 2018.
(c) October 2018.
(d) November 2018.

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

4. When Hinton had a soda while he and Bryan discussed petitioning the federal courts, what did he wish he had to drink?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Beer.
(d) Rum.

5. When did the circuit court find that Perhacs was ineffective and Hinton's Rule 32 petition was granted?
(a) September 30, 2014.
(b) September 24, 2014.
(c) September 19, 2014.
(d) September 2, 2014.

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. When did Stevenson write Judge Garrett when there was still no update on Hinton's Rule 32 hearing?

3. What did Hinton say he owned in the trips he took in his imagination?

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

5. How many of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled in Ray's favor?

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. Who was there when Hinton was released?

3. What did Hinton say the men on death row were if they were not monsters?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Hinton do during the six months it took Bryan to file his petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

9. In 1999, who did Stevenson have interviewed regarding Hinton's case?

10. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

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