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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 the Black Panther Party said to have officially ended operations?

2. In Chapter 36, how long after Herman filed his post-conviction relief application did he get a hearing?

3. What constitutional amendment guarantees effective counsel?

4. In Chapter 40, how many visitors could Woofox have on his visiting lists?

5. When did Violetta die from breast cancer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was summer like in a cell?

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

6. In Chapter 26, what did Woodfox and Wallace decide about everthing they were suffering?

7. In Chapter 34, where was Woodfox's trial held, and why was that an issue?

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

9. In Chapter 37, why did Woodfox's trial have to be postponed from November to December 1998?

10. In Chapter 39, what did Woodfox say about the officers at Camp J?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Woodfox stated that he grew up in the Jim Crow south. What were Jim Crow laws? How did they affect Woodfox’s life and the lives of other blacks in the South?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the memoir? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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