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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 25 | Part 3, Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what made someone an instant celebrity in Bedford Hills prison?
(a) Killing another prisoner.
(b) Gifts from family.
(c) Gaining clemency.
(d) Becoming pregnant.

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

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

4. What did Elaine do in the mornings when she first arrived at Bedford Hills?
(a) Work as a porter.
(b) Cleaned the mess hall.
(c) Attend education classes.
(d) Remained locked in her cell.

5. Who begins teaching classes as Bedford Hills prison in Chapter 15?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Lucy Kubis.
(c) James Murray.
(d) Lora Tucker.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Elaine go grocery shopping in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 11, who is sentenced to 63 days in solitary confinement?

5. Where does Elaine take her granddaughter Tenea when Chapter 22 begins?

(see the answer key)

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