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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. In Chapter 5, what type of donuts did Blakinger like to have after a Saturday morning skating practice?

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

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

4. What type of accent did Blakinger's pimp have in Chapter 7?

5. What grade was Blakinger in when she was caught in the bathroom with two friends huffing glue and eating Tylenol 3s?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Blakinger describe her eating problems at 14?

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

3. Why was Blakinger behind in the ice skating world?

4. When did Mark break off his skating partnership with Blakinger, and how did she take the break up?

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

6. What problems was Blakinger having at the beginning of Chapter 1?

7. How does Blakinger describe her mother?

8. How does Blakinger describe her dad?

9. How did Blakinger fill her days in jail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a narrative. What is the overall mood of Corrections in Ink?

Essay Topic 2

Blakinger’s regrets bothered her in jail. What were her regrets? Why did they bother her more and cause more fear than the physical dangers she faced in jail?

Essay Topic 3

Blackinger was in a relationship with Alex when she was arrested. What was their relationship like, and why did it fail?

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