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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 was Robin unable to afford while in prison?
2. What did Diane learn to do to gain her father's approval?
3. Which of the following does NOT describe how Barbara feels about herself?
4. What did Diane's father do on a trip to Chattanooga?
5. In her story, Barbara said that childhood memories were like ______________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the one constant that Robin noted occurred on each of the three Christmases she spent in prison?
2. How did Barbara say that prison changed her--for both good and bad?
3. 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?
4. How did Diane's father betray her trust with violence while on a trip to Chattanooga?
5. How difficult was it for Bonnie to stay true to her religious practices while in prison?
6. Who was Shirley Shambly in Michelle Jessamy's story and why did Shirley's daughter, Mo'Shay resent her mother?
7. What memory from her past did Mo'Shay have that made her apprehensive about having sex with Reese?
8. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?
9. What elements of her Rastararian faith did Bonnie try to adhere to at the time that she arrived at prison?
10. When did Brenda Medina realize what her mother's terrible secret was?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several women in the stories. Name at least two women who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.
Essay Topic 2
The women's stories contain 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 3
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.
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