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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. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?

2. What hours did Hinton think he worked on July 25?

3. From where were Hinton and the other Black kids bussed when the county integrated the schools when he was in high school?

4. In Chapter 7, about how long had it been since Hinton broke up with Sylvia?

5. What was the name of the mine that Hinton worked in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did time move in prison on death row?

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

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

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

10. Why did Hinton end his relationship with Perhacs?

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

Hinton was presumed to be guilty of the murders and robbery. Why was he not presumed to be innocent before and during the trial?

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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