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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 hours a day did Barnett often work in Chapter 9 during her first year working at Winstead?

2. In Chapter 15, how many people ultimately applied for the Clemency Project?

3. When was De-Ann given clemency by President Bill Cllinton?

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where was Barnett resting, recuperating, and reflecting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is 16 a significant number for Corey?

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

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

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

7. When did Genice die, and what was her memorial like?

8. In Chapter 15, how did Barnett make sure that the people in prison could be present and someone heard the the #ClemencyNow rally in Washington, D.C.?

9. What did Barnett do after Mike received his first reduction in sentence and why?

10. How was Corey's case similar to Sharanda's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evelyn became addicted to drugs. How did Evelyn become addicted to drugs? How did her addiction negatively impact her life and her family’s life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The railroad tracks in Commerce, Texas, and other Southern towns, divided the city into neighborhoods by skin color. What did Barnett and others experience because they were Black? What is institutional racism, and how did it cause the racism Barnett and other Blacks she knew experienced?

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