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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 Chapter 5, what prison was Evelyn sent to?

2. In what percent of her high school class did Barnett graduate?

3. What would Eleanore Murrell make for Barnett to eat when she would take her home in Chapter 3?

4. How many years had Mr. Mitchell worked at a local factory in Chapter 6?

5. When was Barnett born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Leland serve time in jail?

3. When did Evelyn and Billy marry, and where did they live?

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

5. What was stacking?

6. Why was Evelyn put in prison and for how long?

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

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

9. Who was Clarence Aaron?

10. How often was Sharanda allowed to see Clenesha after she went to prison, and why did she struggle with the visits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barnett had to decide whether to continue her job at ORIX or pursue justice full-time. Why did Barnett had to make a decision whether to stay at ORIX or pursue justice full-time? What pros and cons did she consider as she made her decision? How did she evaluate what the best decision was for herself and for her clients?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is A Knock at Midnight. What sermon of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspired the title? What does the title symbolize and how does it relate to Dr. King’s sermon?

Essay Topic 3

There were many disparities in sentencing for cases involving drug offenses. What disparities were there in sentencing for cases involving drug offenses? What is communicated about injustice through those disparities?

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