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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. When Hinton was arrested and taken to the police station, how many officers were waiting with David Barber, district attorney, when he was brought in?

2. What was Hinton's favorite college team?

3. When was Hinton sentenced?

4. When was Horace Dunkins executed?

5. Who was called during Hinton's trail by a man who claimed to be the restaurant killer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Hinton was sentenced to death, how was he given the only opportunity he had to prove his innocence?

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

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

6. What issues did Perhac raise when he filed Hinton's appeal?

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

8. Why did Hinton grow up without his father at home?

9. Who was Hinton's court-appointed lawyer, and how did he seem to feel about being assigned to defend Hinton?

10. How did Hinton steal a car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How did Hinton use imagery to help readers imagine the world where individuals lived in The Sun Does Shine?

Essay Topic 2

Why was Henry Hays’s sentencing and execution important to Blacks?

Essay Topic 3

Reginald (Reggie) White lied about Hinton’s involvement in the Quincy’s robbery. What was Reggie’s motivation for lying?

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