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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. In the late 1990s, how much time could a Black person get for possession of a dime bag of marijuana?

2. Where was Evelyn transferred in August 2007?

3. What grade was Barnett in when Billy convinced Evelyn to go into a residential rehab?

4. How often did Sharanda get to see her daughter once she was imprisoned?

5. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Barnett's drug dealing boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances of Barnett's birth, and what opportunity did Evelyn lose?

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

3. In Chapter 3, why did Barnett move to live with her grandparents in Campbell?

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

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

6. How did Evelyn and her girls get a house, and what was it like?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marc and Mike Jr. were toddlers when their father, Mike Wilson was incarcerated? What were the challenges of maintaining a relationship between the boys and their father when Mike was imprisoned?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery uses the five senses and description to help readers imagine concepts. Symbolism uses objects or ideas to represent a concept. How does Barnett use imagery and symbols to represent and describe freedom?

Essay Topic 3

Sharanda cooked and crafted in order to keep her mind busy and make money. How did Sharanda use ingenuity in her cooking and craft projects?

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