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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hinton sentenced?
(a) December 20, 1986.
(b) December 15, 1986.
(c) December 30, 1986.
(d) December 1, 1986.

2. What was the name of the mine that Hinton worked in?
(a) Gillispie Mine.
(b) Barnes Mine.
(c) Dogwood Mine.
(d) Mary Lee Mine.

3. Where did Hinton grow up?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

4. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?
(a) Fixing a neighbor kid's tricycle.
(b) Working.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Cutting grass in his mother's yard.

5. How long did it take the jury at Hinton's trial to find him guilty?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Hinton and Lester when they became friends?

2. What was the date of the newspaper article that discussed whether the bullets fired from Hinton's gun were used in the slayings and shooting of the restaurant managers?

3. How many men did Hinton see executed during his time on death row?

4. How many stitches did Hinton have to have when a rock fell and sliced through his face?

5. What was the only crime Hinton had committed before he was accused of robbery and murder?

(see the answer key)

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