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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. Why did Willie quickly leave the Manhattan Youth Development Center?

2. Why did Governor Carey send Willie to prison after his transfer out of the prison?

3. How old was Willie when he escaped Goshen?

4. How many children does Cheryl have?

5. Why was Willie charged with assault?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Epilogue demonstrate about prisons?

2. What did Butch major in?

3. What did the Bellevue staff conclude about Willie in Part III, Chapter 10?

4. Who did Willie meet in December 1983 according to Part IV, Chapter 14?

5. What did the detective, Patrick Dugan, reveal?

6. What did Laura insist when Willie was sent home?

7. What happened on December 9, 1962 in Part III, Chapter 8?

8. Who was Rose Niles?

9. Why did some of the jurors have sleepless nights?

10. What was Butch surprised about in Part V, Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the difference between law and lawlessness and why the justice system was illegitimate in the eyes of blacks.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role that psychological issues had in the Bosket family.

Essay Topic 3

Examine methods used to intervene early in juvenile offenders and propose other methods that might work in reducing crime rates and recidivism.

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