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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. In Chapter 15, how many books in addition to the Bible were prisoners allowed to have on death row?

2. How long was Hinton incarcerated before he the charges against him were dropped?

3. After his release, how often would Hinton go to Montgomery and work with Bryan and his staff at the Equal Justic Initiative?

4. In Chapter 16, who did Hinton imagine that he married?

5. What day of the week were prisoners executed in Alabama?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

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

4. What did Hinton do during the six months it took Bryan to file his petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

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

6. How long did it take Judge Garrett to rule on Hinton's hearing, and what did he rule?

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

8. In 2002, why did the attorney general say that Hinton should be blocked from establishing his innocence?

9. Who spent a night on death row, and what did Hinton think about that?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Growing up Black, Hinton saw how the lives of whites and Blacks were different. What racism did Hinton experience, and how did racism affect his life?

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

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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