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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9 | Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose nickname was "Maximum John?"
(a) The arresting officer.
(b) The Albany judge.
(c) Elaine's lawyer.
(d) The Albany district attorney.

2. What country's drug laws inspired Governor Rockefeller's drug laws?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Germany.
(d) Britain.

3. When Chapter 1 begins, how old is Elaine Bartlett?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty.

4. After Yvonne was arrested for selling heroin, where did Elaine spend two years?
(a) Foster care.
(b) With her grandmother.
(c) With her father.
(d) Mount Loretto.

5. How many nights did Elaine spend in jail before her court hearing?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Sixty-four.
(d) Fifty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which couple is introduced in Chapter 10 as joining a program to let a prisoner's child stay with them for a week?

2. Who was the 77-year-old prisoner who had been at Bedford Hills longer than anyone?

3. Which of Elaine's children sometimes snuck out of Yvonne's apartment to visit Elaine?

4. When the book begins in Part I, where is Elaine working?

5. What sentence did Elaine receive from the judge on her case?

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