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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 13 | Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Charlie's real name?
(a) Donald Weise.
(b) George Deets.
(c) Kenneth Cook.
(d) Richard Zagorski.

3. When the book begins in Part I, where is Elaine working?
(a) She doesn't work. She only collects welfare.
(b) Harlem Beauty Shop.
(c) Project Renewal.
(d) 125 Barber Shop and Beauty Shop.

4. Who is released from prison in 1987, according to Chapter 9.
(a) Elaine's brother, Shyan.
(b) Elaine's sister, Sabrina.
(c) Elaine's brother, Frank.
(d) Elaine.

5. Who in Elaine's family died of AIDS in 1992?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Shyan.
(c) Donjuan.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elaine do in the mornings when she first arrived at Bedford Hills?

2. Yvonne is Elaine's mother. How many children did she have?

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

4. What prison job did Elaine have that paid 77.5 cents a day?

5. In Chapter 14, what made someone an instant celebrity in Bedford Hills prison?

(see the answer key)

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