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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Yvonne moves into Wald Houses in 1980. Which apartment does she get?
(a) 4D.
(b) 15A.
(c) 2C.
(d) 13B.

3. What is the return address on most of the letters that Elaine receives in prison in Chapter 11?
(a) Harlem.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Green Haven Correctional Facility.
(d) Rikers Island.

4. Who does Lora meet that is working to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws?
(a) Randy Kline.
(b) Diane Davis.
(c) Tony Papa.
(d) William Kunstler.

5. When Elaine moves back to Apartment 13B in Chapter 29, who does she share a bedroom with?
(a) Danae.
(b) Satara.
(c) Sabrina.
(d) Apache.

6. According to Chapter 28, what do friends Elaine and Lora talk most about?
(a) Family.
(b) Men.
(c) Work.
(d) Drug law reform.

7. Who is arrested two months after Frankie dies?
(a) Jamel.
(b) Apache.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Sabrina.

8. Why says, "The more I waited, the nervouser I got."
(a) Apache.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Danae.

9. Who is George Lino?
(a) A trainer.
(b) Elaine's employment officer.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) A potential job opportunity.

10. Where does Elaine take her granddaughter Tenea when Chapter 22 begins?
(a) To visit Jamel at Rikers Island.
(b) To the park.
(c) On a job interview.
(d) On her parole officer visit.

11. What movie did Elaine become fond of in prison?
(a) The Green Mile.
(b) Titanic.
(c) How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
(d) The Hurricane.

12. What bad news does Lora receive in Chapter 15?
(a) She loses her job.
(b) Her mother dies.
(c) That she has HIV.
(d) Her husband wants a divorce.

13. 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.

14. Who says in Chapter 10, "I have to break the cycle."
(a) Elaine.
(b) Jamel.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Apache.

15. Who punches Danae in the face in Chapter 27?
(a) Elaine.
(b) A teacher.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Michelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elaine, along with Harris, Boudin, and Clark were known as what at Bedford Hills prison?

2. Who wears a different color wig every week in Part 2?

3. Elaine first arrives at Bedford Hills prison with how many other women from Albany County jail?

4. Who dies in 1993 from an overdose?

5. Who tells Elaine about hearing her on the radio talking about the Rockefeller drug laws?

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