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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who did Woodfox pretend to be when he was arrested and put in prison in New York?
(a) Brian Smith.
(b) Andrew Phillips.
(c) Donald Whitcomb.
(d) Charles Harris.

2. In Chapter 7, on what tier was Woodfox put at the Orleans Parish Prison?
(a) F-3.
(b) C-1.
(c) E-2.
(d) D-1.

3. When were laws passed to eliminate inmate guards at Angola, racially integrate prisoners, and implement health protocols?
(a) July 1972.
(b) April 1972.
(c) May 1972.
(d) June 1972.

4. How old was Robert King when Woodfox met him?
(a) 23.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 25.

5. Who was the first African American woman to be elected to and serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives?
(a) Valarie Hodges.
(b) Dorothy Mae Taylor.
(c) Yvonne Brathwaite Burke.
(d) Shirley Chisholm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Woodfox sentenced to jail at Thibodaux in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 15, who was the Black Panther Woodfox worked with to start a Black Panther chapter at Angola?

3. How old was Woodfox when he first met his father?

4. How many hostages did prisoners take at Attica penitentiary in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 14, for what were the dorms at Angola named?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Brent Miller and how did he die?

2. How did Woodfox describe how his first child was born in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Woodfox believe that Robert King was accused of murder of a prisoner on his tier?

4. In Chapter 14, what did Woodfox hear about an uprising at Attica?

5. In Chapter 10, what did Woodfox learn from the Black Panthers?

6. How did Woodfox and Herman Wallace work to stop the sex trade at Angola?

7. In Chapter 6, why did Woodfox work on maintaining a tough reputation in prison?

8. In Chapter 8, what did it mean to "clean the books" (53) and how did it affect Woodfox?

9. What was the violence like at Angola in Chapter 4?

10. How did Woodfox break his addiction to drugs in Chapter 7?

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