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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. For how much crack was Keyon sentenced to life in prison?

2. Where did Sissy move when her grandmother died?

3. In Chapter 3, when did Barnett lose faith that her mother could be cured?

4. In Chapter 7, how man people were indicted in 1997 in Terrell, Texas, for selling crack?

5. How many students did Professor David Lacy allow into his Critical Race Theory class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When was Evelyn released from prison in Chapter 5, and what were her plans?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Carswell Federal Medical Center was a prison hospital. Why was Carswell Federal Medical Center known as a “house of horrors” (154)? Was the treatment there inhumane?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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