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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hinton grow up?

2. In what city was Hinton directed to be incarcerated?

3. In Chapter 2, when did Hinton remember a baseball game he played took place?

4. How much money did Perhacs want to appeal Hinton's case to the U.S. Supreme Court?

5. What type of pie did Hinton always tell his mother she should bring to bribe the guards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lester and Hinton always walk home together if they missed the school bus because of sports?

2. When Hinton learned that his appeals had been denied, what instructions did he give Lester?

3. What was life like when Hinton grew up in Praco?

4. Why did Hinton end his relationship with Perhacs?

5. What charge was Hinton found guilty of, and what was his sentence?

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

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

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

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

10. What alibi did Hinton have for the crimes for which he was convicted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

For the first three years in prison, Hinton wallowed in hatred, despair, and anger. What epiphany did he have, and how did it change his attitude?

Essay Topic 3

Hinton had many adjustments to make after he was released from prison. What adjustments did he have to make, and why did he struggle at times to adjust to freedom?

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