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

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

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

4. What did Diane's father steal from the family he had abandoned?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Lawn mower.
(c) Money.
(d) An old car.

5. How many people showed up for Bonnie's aunt's funeral?
(a) Over 200.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) Exactly 34.
(d) Barely 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brenda's sentence was ______________ years in prison.

2. What did Shirley tell Mo'Shay would happen to Mo'Shay's baby?

3. Who was Barbara's husband?

4. How long had Bonnie been in prison at the time she wrote her story?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe how Barbara feels about herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Reese and how did he enter Mo'Shay's life?

3. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?

4. What is the significance of the chapter, "Dancing in Leg Chains"?

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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