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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who did Mo'Shay tell about being molested?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) No one.
(d) Her guidance counselor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who molested Mo'Shay when she was eleven?

2. What did Brenda's father pray for every night?

3. What crime did Brenda commit to land her in prison?

4. What did Diane call each one of her chapters?

5. Who is the neighbor for whom Diane's father left his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Manny and what negative impact did he have on Brenda's life?

2. To what did Barbara compare puzzle pieces in her life?

3. How did Bonnie's role at the prison change from when she was a new inmate to the present day?

4. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?

5. What was the one constant that Robin noted occurred on each of the three Christmases she spent in prison?

6. What did Brenda's mother do to her one night from which her father had to save Brenda and what did her father pray for each night?

7. When did Brenda Medina realize what her mother's terrible secret was?

8. Who was Shirley Shambly in Michelle Jessamy's story and why did Shirley's daughter, Mo'Shay resent her mother?

9. How did Diane Bartholomew describe her very difficult childhood?

10. How did Robin Cullen begin her story, "Christmas in Prison" with a religious focus regarding the pope?

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