Corrections in Ink: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Keri Blakinger
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Corrections in Ink: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Keri Blakinger
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What type of tie did a Cornell University Police Department representative wear when he came to jail to inform Blakinger she was banned from campus indefinitely?

2. At the end of Chapter 8, what was the name of Samantha's father who was well known for his drug dealing?

3. How old was Blakinger when she was arrested in 2010?

4. By late 2003, how long had Blakinger been clean when she took meth?

5. When did Blakinger remember that her eating became a disorder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Blakinger and other prisoners do with contraband items during a cell inspection?

2. Who was Mary Jane, and why and how did Blakinger get to know her?

3. In Chapter 5, why was Blakinger hiding behind a bush?

4. How does Blakinger describe being in jail at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. How did Blakinger end up in rehab in Chapter 9?

6. How does Blakinger describe her dad?

7. What did it mean to be dopesick, and what bad decisions did Blakinger say could happen when you were dopesick?

8. In Chapter 10, what did the new sheriff do in January 2011?

9. What was Blakinger doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?

10. In Chapter 1, what did Blakinger do with the heroin she was carrying when she saw a cop, and how was the cop made aware what she was carrying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blakinger struggled with eating disorders. How and why did Blakinger struggle with eating disorders?

Essay Topic 2

Blakinger was concerned about going into withdrawal when she was in the Tompkins County Jail. Why was Blakinger worried that she would go into withdrawal when she was in jail?

Essay Topic 3

Blakinger’s life was redeemed and she had a second chance to have a productive life. Why does Blakinger believe she succeeded when others did not?

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