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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. In Chapter 37, how old was Scott Fleming?

2. In Chapter 32, what book did Woodfox read by Richard Wright?

3. When was Ji-Jaga Pratt released from prison in Chapter 37?

4. At the end of Chapter 37, when was Woodfox's trial date set for?

5. When should Woodfox have been released from prison in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Woodfox have to get used to when he was let out in the general prison population in Amite City?

2. What plea did King have to accept to gain his freedom and why in Chapter 42?

3. What side deal did Warden Burl Cain have going in Chapter 35?

4. What did people say after Woodfox's trial ended in Chapter 38?

5. When was the closest that Woodfox ever came to breaking and why?

6. How did Woodfox deal with his claustrophobic attacks at the end of Chapter 47?

7. How might Woodfox's cell be ransacked during a shakedown in Chapter 29?

8. What did Woodfox believe was his greatest achievement in Chapter 25?

9. Who was Anita Roddick, and how did she die?

10. Who was Craig Haney, and what did his research show about solitary confinement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Woodfox discover that leaders should be willing to sacrifice to achieve their goals? What did he discover about sacrifice? Why did he come to believe that sacrifice was essential to bring about change?

Essay Topic 2

Leontine “Teenie” Rogers was the widow of Brent Miller. Why did she begin to support Woodfox and believe that he was innocent? Why did she believe that there had been a miscarriage of justice in the investigation of her husband’s murder?

Essay Topic 3

Woodfox was tried and convicted for the murder of Brent Miller, a guard. Was there any evidence that conclusively showed that Woodfox committed the murder? How did witnesses contradict one another? How were witnesses paid for their testimony? What is communicated about injustice through his trial?

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