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

2. What were lovers from separate housing units able to do during mass?
(a) Eat lunch together.
(b) Hold hands for an hour.
(c) Pass love notes.
(d) Have romantic encounters.

3. What did Shirley tell Mo'Shay would happen to Mo'Shay's baby?
(a) The baby would be given up for adoption.
(b) Shirley and Mo'Shay would raise the baby together.
(c) Mo'Shay would have to have an abortion.
(d) Mo'Shay and Reese would raise the baby.

4. What was Bonnie's faith when she arrived in prison?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Rastafarian.
(d) Catholic.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe how Barbara feels about herself?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Disillusioned.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brenda's mother keep all over the house?

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

3. How did Barbara's mother die?

4. What did Diane use liberally in her story?

5. What was the worst part of Barbara's incarceration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?

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

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