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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 use liberally in her story?
(a) Humor.
(b) Metaphors.
(c) Religious symbols.
(d) Similes.

2. Where did the character in #145 work?
(a) Airport.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Nursing home.
(d) Grocery.

3. What was the worst part of Barbara's incarceration?
(a) Being strip searched.
(b) Eating institution food.
(c) Being separated from her children.
(d) Not being able to bathe when she wanted to.

4. Why did Mo'Shay resent her mother?
(a) She did not let her have any joy in life.
(b) She won't increase her allowance.
(c) She abandoned her when she was a baby.
(d) She won't let her date boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Bonnie enter prison?

2. Robin characterized her life in prison as __________________.

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

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

5. Bonnie was sentenced to _________ years in prison.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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