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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. How much money did Steve Jones say that one prisoner meant in a year the private for-profit prisons?

2. Who do Tracy and Quincy see in "I Ain't Never Scared"?

3. In "Funny Things About Firsts," how many white guys does Tracy see in photos at the Pike gathered around a firepit?

4. How long ago was all the land where the Beaumonts live to the Pike seized by the FBI?

5. In "I Ain't Never Scared," who does Chris think killed Angela?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Truth Shall Set Us Free," what statement does Mrs. Evans make?

2. What does Tracy tell James she is doing in a letter dated September 27?

3. Why does Beverly say that she became a cop?

4. Why does Tracy run into the woods and what does she find in "Eagle Has Landed"?

5. In "If It Walks Like a Duck," who does Tracy nearly run into on the way to the grocery store, and what does he say to her?

6. In "Eagle Has Landed," where does Jamal say that he has been staying?

7. What happens when Jamal is taken outside in "It Gets Worse"?

8. How does Tracy learn who the man is who has been watching Steve's office?

9. What are some images that Tracy sees on the memory card that was hidden in the production room at Herron Media?

10. What does Beverly say at the community meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the Ku Klux Klan? Why does Mr. Evans believe they are active in the area? Why might the brick through the window and the burning cross have been caused by the Klan?

Essay Topic 2

Tracy’s father was convicted of murder seven years ago. How does Tracy work to get her father proven innocent and released of the crime? What problems does she encounter in her pursuit of justice? What does Tracy’s pursuit of justice reveal about tenacity?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use current events and historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book imitate events from real life?

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