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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 crime did Brenda commit to land her in prison?
2. Who beat Diane often as a child?
3. Why did Bonnie refuse to wear pants in prison?
4. What did Diane's father do on a trip to Chattanooga?
5. Who was Brenda's first boyfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What memory from her past did Mo'Shay have that made her apprehensive about having sex with Reese?
2. 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?
3. How did Diane Bartholomew describe her very difficult childhood?
4. What is the significance of the chapter, "Dancing in Leg Chains"?
5. What effect did Barbara think that her incarceration had on her children?
6. How did Diane's father betray her trust with violence while on a trip to Chattanooga?
7. How did Robin Cullen begin her story, "Christmas in Prison" with a religious focus regarding the pope?
8. What did Bonnie Foreshaw write about her childhood Jamaican family celebrations and occasions?
9. Who were Barbara Parsons Lane's first visitors while in prison, and what did she consider to be the worst part of her incarceration?
10. Who was Reese and how did he enter Mo'Shay's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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