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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. If Hinton lost an appeal in the U.S. District Court, what Court of Appeals did Stevenson plan to file in after that?

2. During the Rule 32 hearing, how many years did Stevenson tell the judge they had been attempting to get the State to reexamine the bullet evidence?

3. How long had Christopher been on death row before he was executed?

4. When was Henry executed?

5. How old was the woman Victor robbed and raped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first session of Hinton's book club like?

2. What type of ballistic expert did Hinton tell Stevenson he needed?

3. What information did Emanuel, Cooper, and Dillon, the ballistics experts provide?

4. What did Hinton tell the other men on death row when he was taken to Jefferson County to wait for a new trial?

5. How were the men on death row able to talk about books after the book club was closed down?

6. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

7. In 2013, what did Hinton tell Stevenson to do and why?

8. Who was there when Hinton was released?

9. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

10. How did Hinton get Bryan Stevenson as his attorney?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Hinton believe he and the other men on death row needed to be a family?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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