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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 did Donel's prison term set to expire because Obama gave him clemency?

2. When was Sharanda's sentence set to expire in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 17, from what prison was Corey released?

4. When did Barnett quit ORIX?

5. How many years did Corey spend in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chris keep himself busy in prison?

2. Why is 16 a significant number for Corey?

3. When did Sharanda receive clemency, and why was the date for her freedom so important?

4. When did Genice die, and what was her memorial like?

5. What did a school principal do when Chris's grades dropped?

6. Where did Barnett go to work in Chapter 11?

7. At the end of Chapter 12, why might Mike have still been in prison?

8. What hope did Barnett have at the end of Chapter 17?

9. What problems were there when Mike was released?

10. Why did federal judge Kevin Sharp resign?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Barnett enjoyed attending church. How was church a part of Barnett’s childhood? What elements of a church service spoke to her? What did church mean to Barnett, and how did a sermon at Morning Star Baptist Church help her clean up her life?

Essay Topic 2

The railroad tracks in Commerce, Texas, and other Southern towns, divided the city into neighborhoods by skin color. What did Barnett and others experience because they were Black? What is institutional racism, and how did it cause the racism Barnett and other Blacks she knew experienced?

Essay Topic 3

Any help Evelyn received for her addiction in prison she had to find or provide herself. How did Evelyn have to fight for resources and engineer her own recovery from addiction when she was in prison?

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