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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 country was Bonnie born?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Japan.
(d) USA.

2. What was Brenda's boyfriend's demeanor in their relationship?
(a) Very controlling.
(b) Passive.
(c) Disinterested.
(d) Loving.

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

4. What were Barbara's most precious puzzle pieces?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mo'Shay promise to have sex with the boy in #151?

2. Robin ended her story by saying that ________________ could not get into the prison.

3. What did Mo'Shay's mother make her do on the first day of summer vacation?

4. Robin characterized her life in prison as __________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?

2. What effect did Barbara think that her incarceration had on her children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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