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

2. What memory did Barbara have of her mother?
(a) Being whipped by her mother.
(b) Making Christmas cookies.
(c) Visiting her in a mental hospital.
(d) Going shopping for Easter dresses.

3. In her story, Barbara said that childhood memories were like ______________________.
(a) Puzzle pieces.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Puffy clouds.
(d) Shards of glass.

4. What did Diane want to do when she saw her father's dead body?
(a) Slap him.
(b) Stick him with a pin.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Put a sheet over him.

5. Brenda's sentence was ______________ years in prison.
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bonnie's faith when she arrived in prison?

2. In what country was Bonnie born?

3. What kind of school did Brenda attend as a young girl?

4. What is Brenda's ethnic background?

5. How many children did Barbara have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How difficult was it for Bonnie to stay true to her religious practices while in prison?

2. What was Diane's instinct when viewing her father's dead body?

3. What did Diane's father make her do when he took her hunting for the first time?

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

5. Who were Barbara Parsons Lane's first visitors while in prison, and what did she consider to be the worst part of her incarceration?

6. What did Bonnie Foreshaw write about her childhood Jamaican family celebrations and occasions?

7. How did Diane's father betray her trust with violence while on a trip to Chattanooga?

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

9. What memory from her past did Mo'Shay have that made her apprehensive about having sex with Reese?

10. How did Barbara say that prison changed her--for both good and bad?

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