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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the woman who helped Santha make phone calls to Hinton's mother and friends?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Laura.

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

3. How old was Hinton when he was sentenced?
(a) 27.
(b) 29.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

4. How long of a recess was there between when Hinton spoke on his behalf and he was brought back for sentencing?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What type of cake did Hinton's mother bake that was his favorite?
(a) Red velvet cake.
(b) Rum cake.
(c) Carrot cake.
(d) Hummingbird cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the U.S. Supreme Court deny Hinton's petition in Chapter 11?

2. How tall was the man who kept committing the Birmingham restaurant robberies?

3. When Hinton's mother and a neighbor came to visit him after his probation ended, how long after visiting time did they arrive?

4. How far was the death chamber from Hinton's cell?

5. When was Horace Dunkins executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hinton steal a car?

2. Why did Hinton grow up without his father at home?

3. Why did Lester and Hinton always walk home together if they missed the school bus because of sports?

4. Why did Hinton tell his defense attorney it was not possible for him to have robbed Quincy's?

5. Why did Hinton end his relationship with Perhacs?

6. When Hinton learned that his appeals had been denied, what instructions did he give Lester?

7. What agreement did Perhacs and McGregor make regarding Hinton's polygraph, and how did the deal change?

8. What was Hinton doing when he was arrested?

9. How was Hinton hurt when he worked in the mines?

10. How was Andrew Payne, the gun expert hired for Hinton's trial discredited?

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