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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 at SMU volunteered to help with the Clemency project in Chapter 15?

2. How long did Donel spend in a halfway house?

3. What publication did Sari Horwitz work for?

4. How many times would Mike have to change buses in Chapter 12?

5. How many people including Corey received clemency on December 19 in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems were there when Mike was released?

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

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

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

5. When did Sharanda receive clemency, and why was the date for her freedom so important?

6. What were the sentences for De-Ann, Mike, Wayland, Donel, and Terry?

7. Why is 16 a significant number for Corey?

8. At the end of Chapter 12, why might Mike have still been in prison?

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

10. What type of crafting did Sharanda do to keep her mind busy and make commissary money?

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

Barnett grew up in the small town of Fulbright. What was life like growing up in Fulbright? What is communicated about the importance of community through Barnett’s life there?

Essay Topic 3

Any help Evelyn received for her addiction in prison she had to find or provide herself. How did Evelyn have to fight for resources and engineer her own recovery from addiction when she was in prison?

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