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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 was King retried for murder and convicted a second time in Chapter 22?

2. In Chapter 21, how many alibi witnesses did Herman have?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the money raised for Woodfox's trial expenses in 1973?

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

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

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

5. How was the Black Panther Party started and why?

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

7. What was solitary confinement like at Angola in Chapter 5?

8. Why did Woodfox's mother leave her husband, James Mable?

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

10. What were conditions like at the Manhattan House of Detention in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Woodfox spent over 40 years at Angola Prison. What was Angola Prison like? What was its culture and how did that affect the prisoners who lived there?

Essay Topic 2

Woodfox became friends with Herman Wallace and Robert King. What type of friendship did the men have? Why did they trust one another? Why was their relationship unusual in prison?

Essay Topic 3

Is Woodfox a reliable narrator? Provide evidence from the memoir to support your answer.

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