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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 2013, how long had Hinton been on death row?

2. What book did Jimmy Dill ask to borrow from Hinton?

3. At the time when Judge Petro handed down a decision on whether Payne was competent, when was Jimmy Dill scheduled to be executed?

4. When was Larry Heath executed?

5. Where were Bryan Stevenson's offices in Alabama?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was strange about Judge Petro's ruling in 2009?

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

4. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

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

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

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

8. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

9. Who was there when Hinton was released?

10. Why did Hinton have to make a family of the men on death row?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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