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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 7, what drug had Blakinger taken?

2. When did Blakinger perform with a partner at the U.S. Figure Skating Nationals?

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

4. How much younger is Blakinger's brother, Andrew, than she?

5. How long had Blakinger known Alex by the time she was jailed at Tompkins County Jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What did Blakinger do her first week in the Tompkins County Jail, and how could she have gotten in trouble?

6. Where did Blakinger go to college in 2002?

7. What was said about Blakinger in Chapter 2 in newspaper article?

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

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

10. When did Blakinger marry Alex, and what was the ceremony like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blakinger and other prisoners experienced bullying in prison. Why was bullying a problem in prison?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Corrections in Ink? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Blakinger uses help readers’ understand Blakinger or the concepts she introduces?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Corrections in Ink? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and Blakinger? How does it help readers connect with and understand Blakinger?

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