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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. 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.

2. 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.

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

4. In what U.S. state was Bonnie raised?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Alabama.

5. Mo'Shay met _______________, the man of her dreams.
(a) Richard.
(b) Reese.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Ricardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the only time Robin could enjoy the sun?

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

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

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

5. In prison, Brenda had a level five orange card which meant that she _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What elements of her Rastararian faith did Bonnie try to adhere to at the time that she arrived at prison?

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

5. What did Mo'Shay's mother decide about raising Mo'Shay's baby and how does Mo'Shay get the love she has needed for so long from her mother?

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

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

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

9. What did Robin note about the less than spiritual activities going on during mass?

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

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