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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) Danae.
(b) Satara.
(c) Apache.
(d) Jamel.

2. How much money did the prison give Elaine upon her release?
(a) Thirty-five dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Forty-five dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

3. What is South Forty?
(a) A place where Elaine gets a job.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) An employment agency for former prisoners.
(d) A club.

4. What is the minimum time Elaine must spend on parole?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

5. What year was Elaine arrested?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1983.

6. Who tried to commit suicide by jumping into the East River?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) Donjuan.
(c) Satara.
(d) Frankie.

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

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

9. Who says, "Who ate my cheese?" in Chapter 24?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) George Lino.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Satara.

10. How much did Elaine pay for rent in the first chapter?
(a) $133.
(b) $145.
(c) $127.
(d) $156.

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

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

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

14. What news did Elaine have for her mother when she arrived for Elaine's sentencing?
(a) That she was going to be an informer and get off.
(b) That she was marrying Nathan.
(c) That she was pregnant.
(d) That she was going to plead guilty.

15. What type of organization is Project Renewal?
(a) Program for ex-prisoners.
(b) Low-income housing program.
(c) Residential drug-treatment program.
(d) Program for the mentally ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occasion of Yvonne's last visit to Elaine?

2. In Chapter 27, who does Elaine think Dane is spending too much time with?

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

4. What movie did Elaine become fond of in prison?

5. How many nights did Elaine spend in jail before her court hearing?

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