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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What course did Hinton remember taking in high school that he enjoyed?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Business law.
(c) Accounting.
(d) History.

2. How much money did Hinton's mother send every time she wrote Perhacs?
(a) $10.
(b) $25.
(c) $30.
(d) $5.

3. How tall was Hinton when he was arrested?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 5 feet 11 inches.
(c) 5 feet 10 1/2 inches.
(d) 6 feet 2 inches.

4. What cell was Hinton assigned to on death row?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

5. When did girls start noticing Hinton?
(a) 7th grade.
(b) 6th grade.
(c) 8th grade.
(d) 9th grade.

6. How many guards were on the Death Squad?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

7. What was the name of Hinton's coach in high school?
(a) Martin.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Davidson.
(d) Moore.

8. How tall was the man who kept committing the Birmingham restaurant robberies?
(a) 6 feet 2.
(b) 5 feet 11.
(c) 5 feet 6.
(d) 5 feet 9.

9. From where were Hinton and the other Black kids bussed when the county integrated the schools when he was in high school?
(a) Alliance.
(b) Praco.
(c) Quinton.
(d) Williamsburg.

10. How much money did an expert want to be paid to testify about the gun taken from Hinton's home?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $15,000.

11. How much did the court allow Perhacs for an expert to testity about the gun taken from Hinton's home?
(a) $250.
(b) $500.
(c) $750.
(d) $1,200.

12. When Hinton talked to his mom in Chapter 11, why was she having a celebration dinner?
(a) His mother got a new job.
(b) Lester's mother got a new job.
(c) His mother paid off her mortgage.
(d) Lester was getting married.

13. How many tests were given to Hinton during his polygraph test?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

14. How long had Hinton been on death row by the time Perhacs appealed Hinton's case to the Alabama Supreme Court?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) Over 2 years.
(d) About 6 months.

15. When was Wayne Ritter executed?
(a) August 19, 1987.
(b) September 2, 1987.
(c) September 30, 1987.
(d) August 28, 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pie did Hinton always tell his mother she should bring to bribe the guards?

2. How many men were on C-block at the Birmingham jail including Hinton?

3. When was Hinton indicted by a grand jury?

4. In 1990, how long did Santha have to file Hinton's Rule 20 petition?

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

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