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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. How many pages was the original case summary that Stevenson prepared for Hinton?

2. How old was Hinton the year of his Rule 32 hearing?

3. What day of the week were prisoners executed in Alabama?

4. Who was the death row prisoner who told Hinton to keep fighting after Hinton's mother died?

5. What verse did Hinton quote to Lester after the Rule 32 hearing during a visit in August?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lester think that he and Hinton used to jump in ditches when they walked home from school?

2. What happened to Henry's father?

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

4. Why was Baldwin sentenced to die?

5. What type of ballistic expert did Hinton tell Stevenson he needed?

6. Why did Hinton think the State was doing its best to keep him locked away and quiet?

7. How was Hinton finally exonerated?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first few weeks after Hinton was released, he chose to forgive. He decided to watch for any signs of anger or hate in his heart. Who did Hinton forgive and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hinton was presumed to be guilty of the murders and robbery. Why was he not presumed to be innocent before and during the trial?

Essay Topic 3

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

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