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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. Which one of Barbara's children was killed in a car accident?

2. What was always important in Bonnie's family?

3. Mo'Shay met _______________, the man of her dreams.

4. Where did the character in #145 work?

5. What did Diane learn to do to gain her father's approval?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the chapter, "Dancing in Leg Chains"?

3. How did Barbara say that prison changed her--for both good and bad?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the women masterfully wove dramatic devices into their stories. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three characters from different stories, and then project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for their lives. Be sure to include geography, marital status, work, socialization, incarceration, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Overall, do the women's stories end on a note of hope for them or the continuance of struggles to come to terms with flawed relationships, mental illnesses, societal pressures, etc.? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

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