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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 Ruby Edwards born?

2. When did Violetta die from breast cancer?

3. In Chapter 38, how many laywers sat on the prosecution's side every day of Woodfox's trial?

4. How long after his mother died did Woodfox write the poem Echoes?

5. In 1987, for how long might you lose contact visits if you were written up for disclipinary infractions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When were the CCR prisoners given yard and what was the yard like?

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

7. In Chapter 41, what did Woodfox and his attorneys learn about Joseph Richey, and why could they not use the information?

8. What was Woodfox able to show his mom when he was in his 40s?

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

10. How did Violetta die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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