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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Elaine's children participates in the summer program that Sister Elaine Roulet starts?
(a) Jamel.
(b) Apache.
(c) Satara.
(d) Danae.

2. Who is Alfonso Camacho?
(a) Elaine's boyfriend.
(b) Elaine's landlord.
(c) Elaine's first parole officer.
(d) Elaine's boss.

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

4. Who was the 77-year-old prisoner who had been at Bedford Hills longer than anyone?
(a) Betty Franklin.
(b) Ruth Brown.
(c) Shawna Smith.
(d) Jean Harris.

5. Elaine gives $10 to her sister-in-law, but what is the first thing she buys for herself?
(a) Chips and gum.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Candy.

6. Where does Elaine go grocery shopping in Chapter 20?
(a) Piggly Wiggly.
(b) Costco.
(c) East Harlem grocery store.
(d) Walmart.

7. What celebrity joins the rally at Rockefeller Center on the 25th anniversary of the Rockefeller drug laws?
(a) Richard Gere.
(b) Randy Credico.
(c) Glenn Close.
(d) Al "Grandpa" Munster.

8. Yvonne is Elaine's mother. How many children did she have?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

9. Which of Elaine's children sometimes snuck out of Yvonne's apartment to visit Elaine?
(a) Danae.
(b) Apache.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Satara.

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

11. Who refers to Elaine as "rebel without a cause" in Chapter 7?
(a) Ms. Jones.
(b) The driver.
(c) Miss Dixon.
(d) The warden.

12. What is the name of the first poem Lora has written since her AIDS diagnosis?
(a) "Red Dress."
(b) "Autumn Leaves."
(c) "Blue Skies."
(d) "Silver Ribbons."

13. What job does Elaine first get at Project Renewal?
(a) Residential aide.
(b) Case manager.
(c) Counselor.
(d) Janitor.

14. How many grocery carts does Elaine fill up on her first grocery shopping trip out of prison?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

15. What is Jamel wearing on his feet when he visits his mother in Chapter 22?
(a) Converse.
(b) Dress shoes.
(c) Prison-issue shoes.
(d) Tommy Hilfiger sandals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much did Elaine pay for rent in the first chapter?

4. Who dies in 1993 from an overdose?

5. What is South Forty?

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