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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brenda's ethnic background?
(a) Black.
(b) Puerto Rican.
(c) American.
(d) Indian.

2. What did Diane's father do on a trip to Chattanooga?
(a) He raped her.
(b) He abandoned her.
(c) He took her to a theme park.
(d) He enrolled her in college.

3. Who molested Mo'Shay when she was eleven?
(a) Frank.
(b) Joe.
(c) Fred.
(d) Sam.

4. Robin ended her story by saying that ________________ could not get into the prison.
(a) Justice.
(b) Family members.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Fresh air.

5. Why did Diane turn into a problem child at school?
(a) To make friends.
(b) To get sent home.
(c) To get attention.
(d) She was bored.

6. Who were Barbara's first visitors when she went to prison?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her in-laws.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her parents.

7. Who was Barbara's husband?
(a) Mike.
(b) Mark.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Miguel.

8. What does the sign in Robin's housing unit say?
(a) Lights out at 9 P.M.
(b) Random searches to begin January 1.
(c) No Christmas presents will be delivered this week.
(d) Smoking is banned in the unit.

9. Why did Bonnie refuse to wear pants in prison?
(a) They made her seem too masculine.
(b) She didn't like the color.
(c) It was against her religion.
(d) They made her look fat.

10. What did Brenda's mother do to her one day when brushing Brenda's hair?
(a) Tied her to her bed.
(b) Tried to choke her to death.
(c) Beat her with the hairbrush.
(d) Dipped her in scalding water in the bathtub.

11. Robin's story began on January 1 in what year?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1996.

12. What board game was Brenda playing with her sisters when she discovered her mother's secret?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Clue.
(d) Candyland.

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

14. Who was the overworked mother of two teenage girls in Michelle's story?
(a) Shante.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Shauna.
(d) Shelley.

15. Who is the neighbor for whom Diane's father left his family?
(a) Margot.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Marie.
(d) Mavis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one consistency with all the Christmases that Robin spent in prison?

2. What memory did Barbara have of her mother?

3. Mo'Shay thought that the lips of the boy in #151 reminded her of what?

4. What did Diane want to do when she saw her father's dead body?

5. To what state did Diane move during her childhood?

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