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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. Where were Bryan Stevenson's offices in Alabama?

2. What did Hinton have to drink before he told Stevenson he wanted to go to the Supreme Court?

3. How long was Hinton in the county jail when all the charges against him were dropped?

4. When did Judge Laura Petro rule on whether Payne was a qualified expert?

5. How many hours would Buhlar Hinton have to sit in a car on the days she visited Hinton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Hinton react when he learned his mother died?

3. What scars did Hinton have from watching so many men die?

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The first few weeks after Hinton was released, he chose to forgive. He decided to watch for any signs of anger or hate in his heart. Who did Hinton forgive and why?

Essay Topic 3

Reginald (Reggie) White lied about Hinton’s involvement in the Quincy’s robbery. What was Reggie’s motivation for lying?

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