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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. How long had Buhlar Hinton's house been empty in 2013?

2. When was Henry executed?

3. 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?

4. What was the date of the first letter that Stevenson sent Hinton?

5. In 2013, how long had Hinton been on death row?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Hinton sleep in a bathroom the first night he was free?

3. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

4. What did Hinton's mother always tell him, and how did that affect how he dealt with the guards and the warden?

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

6. How did the prisoners on death row try to comfort Henry when his father died?

7. In 1999, who did Stevenson have interviewed regarding Hinton's case?

8. What were the qualifications of the ballistics experts Stevenson hired for Hinton?

9. Why did Hinton decide to start a book club?

10. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on Hinton's petition, which was submitted in 2013?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bryan Stevenson became Hinton’s attorney after Hinton fired Alan Black. How and why did Stevenson become Hinton’s attorney?

Essay Topic 2

Hinton did not have money to pay for an attorney to defend him. So the court appointed a lawyer to handle his case. How did having a court-appointed lawyer affect the outcome of Hinton’s trial?

Essay Topic 3

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

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