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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. When did Blakinger remember that her eating became a disorder?
2. What grade was Blakinger in when she had her first competitive season?
3. Which one of Blakinger's cellmates at the county jail sent her a letter about prison so if Blakinger was sent there, she would know what to expect?
4. In Chapter 7, what drug had Blakinger taken?
5. What was Alex's parents' native tongue?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why was Blakinger behind in the ice skating world?
3. What did it mean to be dopesick, and what bad decisions did Blakinger say could happen when you were dopesick?
4. What would Blakinger and other prisoners do with contraband items during a cell inspection?
5. In Chapter 10, what did the new sheriff do in January 2011?
6. When did Mark break off his skating partnership with Blakinger, and how did she take the break up?
7. What was Blakinger doing at the beginning of Chapter 7?
8. How does Blakinger describe her dad?
9. Who was Mary Jane, and why and how did Blakinger get to know her?
10. What did Blakinger do her first week in the Tompkins County Jail, and how could she have gotten in trouble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Blakinger was introduced to systemic racism in prison. What did she learn about systemic racism and how it made it more difficult for Black and brown people to do time?
Essay Topic 2
Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Blakinger use a cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 11? How does that cliffhanger create suspense or questions?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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