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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 31, when Woodfox got his first contact visit, how many years had it been since his last contact visit?

2. In Chapter 23, how many times a week, weather permitting, would the CCR prisoners get to go in the yard?

3. How long did Woodfox and King go on a hunger strike in Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 32, how many men were on a tier?

5. In Chapter 45, what was a drug commonly used at Angola for mental health issues?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 31, how long had it been since Woodfox had a contact visit and what was the visit like?

4. What was Herman's life like before he was arrested in 1967?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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