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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. How long did it take the jury at Hinton's trial to find him guilty?

2. What year did Hinton and his family have to leave Praco?

3. What was the name of the woman who helped Santha make phone calls to Hinton's mother and friends?

4. Who keeps saying "Amen" when Hinton testifies?

5. What color scrubs was Hinton given when he was booked into the Birmingham jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Hinton learn that Lester was getting married, and why did he think that Lester did not tell him about his upcoming marriage?

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

4. What agreement did Perhacs and McGregor make regarding Hinton's polygraph, and how did the deal change?

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

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

7. How did Hinton feel after his gun expert was discredited?

8. What had Hinton's mother always taught him about truth?

9. Why would Hinton not sign the paper the police gave him when they brought him to the station after his arrest?

10. Were robberies and murders still being comitted by the Cooler Killer after Hinton was convicted and incarcerated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects or concepts. How did Hinton use personification in the book? Why was personification used when referring to the State of Alabama, the court, and other entities?

Essay Topic 2

What type of relationship did Hinton have with his mother, and how did it affect the type of person he became?

Essay Topic 3

Growing up Black, Hinton saw how the lives of whites and Blacks were different. What racism did Hinton experience, and how did racism affect his life?

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