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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. Since the day Stevenson had written that he hoped Hinton would spend his last Thanksgiving on the row, how many men had Hinton seen executed?
(a) 18.
(b) 5.
(c) 37.
(d) 22.

2. If Hinton lost an appeal in the U.S. District Court, what Court of Appeals did Stevenson plan to file in after that?
(a) 12th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 11th.

3. When was Larry Heath executed?
(a) March 3, 1992.
(b) March 15, 1992.
(c) March 27, 1992.
(d) March 20, 1992.

4. What did Hinton jokingly ask a guard to borrow in Chapter 13?
(a) His mini van.
(b) His SUV.
(c) His truck.
(d) His Chevy.

5. When did Stevenson write and tell Hinton about the order Judge Petro issued?
(a) March 11.
(b) May 29.
(c) February 16.
(d) April 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date of the first letter that Stevenson sent Hinton?

2. How many of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled in Ray's favor?

3. Where had Jimmy Dill been going to school when he was convicted of robbing a killing a man for cocaine and a couple hundred dollars?

4. When did Stevenson file the writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court?

5. How long had Alan Black worked on Hinton's case when Hinton fired him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

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

3. How long did it take Judge Garrett to rule on Hinton's hearing, and what did he rule?

4. Why was Henry Hays on death row?

5. What did Hinton say the men on death row were if they were not monsters?

6. What was the first session of Hinton's book club like?

7. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

8. How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on Hinton's petition, which was submitted in 2013?

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

10. Who spent a night on death row, and what did Hinton think about that?

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