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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. In Chapter 6, what business did Mr. Mitchell own?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Upholstery shop.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Auto shop.

2. How far was the town of Commerce from Mama Lena's house in Campbell?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 3 miles.

3. How old did Barnett remember that her sister was in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. When Barnett visited Sharanda in Chapter 7, how much money did she have in quarters?
(a) $30.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

5. When did Clarence Aaron get three life sentences without parole?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Keyon president of his fraternity chapter and a spokesman for the NAACP?

2. In Chapter 7, where did Barnett visit Sharanda Jones?

3. How old was Sharanda when her mother was in a terrible car accident?

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

5. When in United States v. Booker, did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that mandatory federal sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jazz find in the bathroom in Chapter 2, and why did seeing what Jazz found make sense to Barnett?

2. Who was Clarence Aaron?

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

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

5. What were the sentences for those involved in Sharanda's case?

6. How was Sharanda's mother, Genice Stribling, injured in a car accident?

7. How did Barnett describe the town of Commerce and its history?

8. What was Sharanda's life like as she went to trail in the "Prologue"?

9. In the "Prologue," how long did it take for Sharanda to see her daughter as a free woman again and why?

10. What was Barnett's life like when she moved to Dallas?

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