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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. How long had Sharanda been up to prep-cook at her soul food restaurant?
(a) Since 3:30 a.m.
(b) Since 4 a.m..
(c) Since 3 a.m.
(d) Since 5 a.m.

2. What grade was Barnett in when Billy convinced Evelyn to go into a residential rehab?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, how old was Leland?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 30.
(d) 32.

4. What would Eleanore Murrell make for Barnett to eat when she would take her home in Chapter 3?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Chicken and dumplings.
(d) Lasagna.

5. In the late 1990s, how much time could a Black person get for possession of a dime bag of marijuana?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 20 years or more.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 30 years or more.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Congress enact the Anti-Drug Abuse Act and implement mandatory minimum sentences for federal drug offenses?

2. When did Evelyn and Billy marry?

3. In Chapter 6, what president was Obama?

4. In Texas how much did the prison population grow between 1980 and 2005?

5. What did Barnett's father, Leland Barnett drive when he met Evelyn Fulbright?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Barnett find a mentor to talk to about going to law school?

2. How does Barnett describe the justice system in Chapter 3?

3. How did Genice's mother, Pearlie, struggle to care for her daughter and her children?

4. What was Critical Race Theory, and what questions were Barnett and her classmates in a class on Critical Race Theory supposed to answer?

5. What did not make sense to Barnett about the sentences men in a drug cartel received for their part in a drug ring?

6. Why was incongruous that Barnett was dating Red in Chapter 4?

7. What did the feds want from Sharanda?

8. What type of law was Barnett studying in Chapter 7?

9. Why did Leland serve time in jail?

10. What did Barnett's experience with Red teach her?

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