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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 many pages was the original case summary that Stevenson prepared for Hinton?

2. Who did Lester's wife, Sia, think Hinton and some other prisoners should read first if they started doing some reading?

3. When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the writ of certiorari?

4. When did Stevenson tell the judge at the Rule 32 hearing that the State's experts decided they could no longer match the bullets from the robberies and murders to Buhlar Hinton's gun?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hinton think the State was doing its best to keep him locked away and quiet?

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

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

4. Who was there when Hinton was released?

5. What did Hinton say the men on death row were if they were not monsters?

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

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

8. What happened to Henry's father?

9. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hinton’s mother died in 2002. How did Hinton’s mother’s death affect him, and why did he decide not to commit suicide after learning of her death?

Essay Topic 2

What type of relationship did Hinton have with his mother, and how did it affect the type of person he became?

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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