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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had it been in Chapter 12 since Marc, Mike's son, had seen his dad?
(a) Almost 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) 8. years.

2. Within how many years did political commentator, author, and activist Van Jones want to cut the prison population by 50%?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. When did Barnett take a job as a corporate attorney?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2012.

4. When was De-Ann given clemency by President Bill Cllinton?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2002.

5. In Chapter 9, what percent of Black lawyers were partners in big law firms?
(a) About 3%.
(b) Less than 2%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 4%.

6. At the end of Chapter 14, how much time did Corey spend meditating daily?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) 16 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where was Barnett resting, recuperating, and reflecting?
(a) Laguna Beach, California.
(b) Ojo Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(c) Tucson, Arizona.
(d) Austin, Texas.

8. When metal clamps were discovered to have been left in Genice's stomach from a surgery, how long had they been left there?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 11 years.

9. How much did Mike pay Donel a week?
(a) $750.
(b) $1,200.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

10. In Chapter 13, how old was the boy a guard yelled at for walking on the grass at Carswell?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

11. How much did Donel run daily when he was in prison?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

12. How long were the clemency petitions when Barnett submitted them?
(a) About 300 pages.
(b) Over 200 pages.
(c) 150 pages.
(d) 325 pages.

13. How many pages of the Washington Post was dedicated to Sharanda's story when it was published?
(a) 2.
(b) 2 1/2.
(c) 1 1/2.
(d) 1.

14. What view did Sharanda have from her new cell in Chapter 13?
(a) Elm trees.
(b) Grass.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Lake.

15. By 2015 how many people had been released since the Clemency Initiative was announced?
(a) 73.
(b) 91.
(c) 65.
(d) 89.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Eric Holder's op-ed, "We Can Have Shorter Sentences and Less Crime" appear in The New York Times?

2. How many clemencies did Obama announce on July 13, 2015?

3. How long was the partnership track at Winstead?

4. How long did Evelyn work as a nurse before her license was suspended because she was on parole?

5. When was Mike and De-Ann's trial?

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