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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What were lovers from separate housing units able to do during mass?
2. To what state did Diane move during her childhood?
3. How long had Bonnie been in prison at the time she wrote her story?
4. What did Shirley tell Mo'Shay would happen to Mo'Shay's baby?
5. In what year did Bonnie enter prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. What elements of her Rastararian faith did Bonnie try to adhere to at the time that she arrived at prison?
2. What was the one constant that Robin noted occurred on each of the three Christmases she spent in prison?
3. How did Bonnie's role at the prison change from when she was a new inmate to the present day?
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 did Bonnie Foreshaw write about her childhood Jamaican family celebrations and occasions?
6. How did Diane Bartholomew describe her very difficult childhood?
7. How difficult was it for Bonnie to stay true to her religious practices while in prison?
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. Who was Shirley Shambly in Michelle Jessamy's story and why did Shirley's daughter, Mo'Shay resent her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The authors use more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters in the stories who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Betrayal is an important theme in the stories. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Hatred takes on an almost human persona in the women's stories. What was the source of much of the hatred? Why was the hatred pervasive? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
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