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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 14, when was Blakinger transferred to the Chenango County Jail?

2. How long had Blakinger been clean at the end of Chapter 15?

3. When did Hootie break up with Blakinger?

4. In Chapter 11, how many hours was Blakinger out when she OD'd and Todd had to put her in the shower?

5. Where did Lee, a guard, like to go hiking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Blakinger realize there were no rules in prison in Chapter 17?

2. What were some things that led to Blakinger jumping off a bridge in July 2007?

3. Why did Blakinger want a paper in jail and why was it difficult for Blakinger to get a copy?

4. Why did Blakinger break up with Alex?

5. Why and how did Blakinger get a dog?

6. How did Blakinger feel when she was transferred to the jail in Chenango?

7. What was rule 180.17, and why did Stacy think it was not fair?

8. What were some ways prisoners got around the no-makeup rule in Chapter 14?

9. Where was Blakinger transported when she was transferred to prison in Chapter 17?

10. How did Blakinger get to the bridge she jumped off of in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The staff at the jail had absolute power over the prisoners. What power did the staff at the jail have over the prisoners? Why were Blakinger and other prisoners powerless against staff abusing their authority?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Blakinger jumped off a 98-foot-high bridge. Why did Blakinger decide to take her life?

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