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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. What health problems was Mike Wilson having in Chapter 9?

2. During Mike, De-Ann, and Wilson's trial, how much crack cocaine did the prosecution say that they sold?

3. What number was significant to Corey in Chapter 15?

4. When did Eric Holder's op-ed, "We Can Have Shorter Sentences and Less Crime" appear in The New York Times?

5. In Chapter 15, how many family members did Barnett plan to have converge on Washington in November along with activists and attorneys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Barnett do her first formal meditation?

2. Why did the halfway house give Corey a 24-hour pass in Chapter 17, and what did Corey do?

3. What job did Barnett start in Chapter 9?

4. What is clemency and how is it granted?

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

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

7. Why did federal judge Kevin Sharp resign?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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