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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mo'Shay tell about being molested?
(a) Her guidance counselor.
(b) Her mother.
(c) No one.
(d) Her best friend.

2. What was the worst part of Barbara's incarceration?
(a) Eating institution food.
(b) Being separated from her children.
(c) Being strip searched.
(d) Not being able to bathe when she wanted to.

3. Why did Diane turn into a problem child at school?
(a) To get sent home.
(b) To get attention.
(c) To make friends.
(d) She was bored.

4. What did Brenda's mother keep all over the house?
(a) Religious icons.
(b) Bottles of liquor.
(c) Boxes of tissues.
(d) Notepads.

5. Why did Mo'Shay resent her mother?
(a) She did not let her have any joy in life.
(b) She won't increase her allowance.
(c) She won't let her date boys.
(d) She abandoned her when she was a baby.

6. Robin's story began on January 1 in what year?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2000.

7. Who was the overworked mother of two teenage girls in Michelle's story?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Shauna.
(c) Shante.
(d) Shirley.

8. How did Barbara's mother die?
(a) She had cancer.
(b) She drowned.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She committed suicide.

9. How many people showed up for Bonnie's aunt's funeral?
(a) Exactly 34.
(b) Over 200.
(c) Nearly 100.
(d) Barely 20.

10. Who was Barbara's husband?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Mark.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Mike.

11. In what country was Bonnie born?
(a) Japan.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) USA.

12. What boy did Diane start to date?
(a) Buzz.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Biff.
(d) Buck.

13. What did Diane learn to do to gain her father's approval?
(a) Drive a car.
(b) Bait a hook.
(c) Change a tire.
(d) Shoot a gun.

14. What was Bonnie's faith when she arrived in prison?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Rastafarian.
(d) Muslim.

15. How many children were in Brenda's family?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brenda's father pray for every night?

2. Who was Mo'Shay?

3. What did Shirley tell Mo'Shay would happen to Mo'Shay's baby?

4. In her story, Barbara said that childhood memories were like ______________________.

5. Who beat Diane often as a child?

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