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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 16, who did Hinton imagine that he married?

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

3. What type of club did Hinton decide he wanted to start on death row?

4. When was Larry Heath executed?

5. When did Stevenson begin contacting the media about Hinton's story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why did Hinton believe he and the other men on death row needed to be a family?

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