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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. Who was Sari Horwitz's photographer?

2. When was Sharanda's sentence set to expire in Chapter 13?

3. When Sharanda started selling her tamales, how many orders did she have by the end of the day?

4. When did Donel's prison term set to expire because Obama gave him clemency?

5. How many pages of the Washington Post was dedicated to Sharanda's story when it was published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam Sheldon tell Barnett was essential in filing for clemency?

2. In Chapter 9, where was Mike Wilson imprisoned, and what toll had prison taken on him?

3. Why is 16 a significant number for Corey?

4. How was Barnett struggling with the contrast between her job at ORIX and her pro bono work in Chapter 13?

5. What problems were there when Mike was released?

6. What did a school principal do when Chris's grades dropped?

7. Where did Barnett get more lawyers to help with the Clemency Project?

8. What was life at the halfway house like for Donel?

9. What hope did Barnett have at the end of Chapter 17?

10. Why did federal judge Kevin Sharp resign?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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

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?

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