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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 comes to the police station to make a statement in "The Truth Shall Set Us Free"?

3. Who drives the Beaumont family home after James is acquitted?

4. In "Skeleton in the Closet," who does Tracy discover was missing around the time of the photograph of Mrs. Evans at a lynching?

5. In "Two Months Later," how many judges have been reviewing James's appeal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the senior graduation party, and where is it held?

3. In "I Ain't Never Scared," who comes to the warehouse as Tracy and Quincy are searching, and how do Tracy and Quincy get away?

4. What does Jamal say about Angela and the night she was killed?

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

6. How does Tracy feel about Dean and Quincy at the end of "Let the Saints Say Amen"?

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

8. When Tracy watches the news, how can she tell without watching the screen if a suspect is white or Black?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in the novel?

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