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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children were in Brenda's family?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

2. In what style did Bonnie wear her hair?
(a) Afro.
(b) Shag.
(c) Shaved.
(d) Dreadlocks.

3. What boy did Diane start to date?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Buck.
(c) Biff.
(d) Buzz.

4. Who beat Diane often as a child?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her babysitter.

5. In prison, Brenda had a level five orange card which meant that she _______________________.
(a) Had special television viewing privileges.
(b) Could not have any visitors.
(c) Had to wear an orange prison jumpsuit.
(d) Had to be shackled when she was outside her unit.

6. Bonnie was sentenced to _________ years in prison.
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 45.

7. Which of the following does NOT describe how Barbara feels about herself?
(a) Disillusioned.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Illiterate.

8. What was the worst part of Barbara's incarceration?
(a) Being separated from her children.
(b) Not being able to bathe when she wanted to.
(c) Eating institution food.
(d) Being strip searched.

9. What did Diane call each one of her chapters?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Snapshots.
(c) Polaroids.
(d) Vignettes.

10. Who was Brenda's first boyfriend?
(a) Mark.
(b) Manny.
(c) Mike.
(d) Miguel.

11. In what year did Bonnie enter prison?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1997.

12. What did Mo'Shay's mother make her do on the first day of summer vacation?
(a) Go to the store.
(b) Clean her room.
(c) Wash her clothes.
(d) Sign up for summer school.

13. Why did Mo'Shay resent her mother?
(a) She won't increase her allowance.
(b) She won't let her date boys.
(c) She did not let her have any joy in life.
(d) She abandoned her when she was a baby.

14. Who was Mo'Shay?
(a) A girl in a gang.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A prison inmate.
(d) A daughter of the woman in #145.

15. What did Brenda's mother keep all over the house?
(a) Notepads.
(b) Religious icons.
(c) Boxes of tissues.
(d) Bottles of liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Barbara's mother die?

2. In what country was Bonnie born?

3. Who did Mo'Shay tell about being molested?

4. What memory did Barbara have of her mother?

5. What crime did Bonnie commit that landed her in prison?

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