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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. From what prison were four guards from who trashed Hinton's cell and belongings in Chapter 16?

2. In 2002, when was a hearing scheduled to present the information about the bullets not matching Buhlar Hinton's gun?

3. How old was George and Lynda Sibley's son when they killed a police officer in 1993?

4. When Hinton met Stevenson, how long had he been on death row?

5. When did the circuit court find that Perhacs was ineffective and Hinton's Rule 32 petition was granted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hinton thought there were only two ways to leave the prison--on a gurney or by being released. What third way did Hinton discover could help him leave the prison, and how did that help him endure being on death row?

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

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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