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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 dignity did Hinton imagine visiting in Chapter 12?
2. When was Anthony Ray Hinton released from prison after spending 30 years in solitary confinement?
3. When was Hinton's trial scheduled?
4. What was the only crime Hinton had committed before he was accused of robbery and murder?
5. What was the name of the polygraph examiner?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Hinton not sign the paper the police gave him when they brought him to the station after his arrest?
2. What caused Hinton to change his mind about not talking or interacting while he was on death row?
3. Why was it not possible for the bullets from the Quincy's robbery and the murders to match Hinton's mother's gun?
4. Why did Hinton tell his defense attorney it was not possible for him to have robbed Quincy's?
5. What had Hinton's mother always taught him about truth?
6. What was judicial override, and why did it often happen?
7. What agreement did Perhacs and McGregor make regarding Hinton's polygraph, and how did the deal change?
8. How was Hinton hurt when he worked in the mines?
9. Who became Hinton's new lawyer and how?
10. Why did Lester and Hinton always walk home together if they missed the school bus because of sports?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hinton thought there were only two ways to leave the prison--on a gurney or by being released. What third way did Hinton discover could help him leave the prison, and how did that help him endure being on death row?
Essay Topic 2
Hinton worked in a coal mine for five years. What were the effects of coal mining on workers, like Hinton, and the communities where he and other coal miners lived?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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