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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 course did Hinton remember taking in high school that he enjoyed?
2. When was Hinton indicted by a grand jury?
3. When was the last time Hinton remembered talking to Reginald White?
4. During the time Hinton was on death row, how often and how long could he go to the law library?
5. About how long were inmates given notice that they were to be executed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What agreement did Perhacs and McGregor make regarding Hinton's polygraph, and how did the deal change?
2. When Hinton was sentenced to death, how was he given the only opportunity he had to prove his innocence?
3. Who was Hinton's court-appointed lawyer, and how did he seem to feel about being assigned to defend Hinton?
4. How did Hinton learn about the results of his polygraph examination, and what were the results?
5. Why did Hinton grow up without his father at home?
6. How was Hinton hurt when he worked in the mines?
7. How was Andrew Payne, the gun expert hired for Hinton's trial discredited?
8. How did Hinton learn that Lester was getting married, and why did he think that Lester did not tell him about his upcoming marriage?
9. What was life like when Hinton grew up in Praco?
10. Why would Hinton not sign the paper the police gave him when they brought him to the station after his arrest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Reginald (Reggie) White lied about Hinton’s involvement in the Quincy’s robbery. What was Reggie’s motivation for lying?
Essay Topic 2
Why was Henry Hays’s sentencing and execution important to Blacks?
Essay Topic 3
Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? How does Hinton use chapter titles and subtitles in The Sun Does Shine?
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