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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. When did Lil D get clemency in Chapter 15?
2. Where was Sharanda serving her sentence in Chapter 10?
3. In Chapter 13, how long had Sari worked for the Washington Post?
4. How long had Sharanda been in the same cell in Chapter 13?
5. In Chapter 12, how many years of supervised release did Donel have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Barnett struggling with the contrast between her job at ORIX and her pro bono work in Chapter 13?
2. 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.?
3. What reasons were there for Barnett to stay at ORIX?
4. Where did Barnett go to work in Chapter 11?
5. Who was De-Ann Coffman?
6. What type of crafting did Sharanda do to keep her mind busy and make commissary money?
7. Why did federal judge Kevin Sharp resign?
8. What was life at the halfway house like for Donel?
9. Where did Barnett get more lawyers to help with the Clemency Project?
10. How did Chris keep himself busy in prison?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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?
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