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

2. In Chapter 6, what business did Mr. Mitchell own?

3. To what was Keyon's life sentence reduced?

4. What percent of students in Professor David Lacy's Critical Race Theory class were students of color?

5. When did Barnett move to Campbell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, why did Sharanda not want anything to do with Julie Franklin's request to help her get drugs?

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

4. What did the feds want from Sharanda?

5. How does Barnett describe what her mother was like in Chapter 1?

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

7. What struggles did Leland have, and how did he change?

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

9. Why was Evelyn a functioning addict?

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

Barnett took a class on the Critical Race Theory in law school. What is the Critical Race Theory? How did it help Barnett explain what she was seeing in court cases for drug dealing? How did it explain disparities in the justice system?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Evelyn Fulbright wanted to be a nurse. What opportunity did Evelyn have to become a nurse in the military? Why did she not take that opportunity? How did being pregnant nearly derail her ability to be a nurse? How did determination help Evelyn become a nurse in spite of her challenges?

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