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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 29, what single word does Elaine use to describe life on the outside?
(a) Scary.
(b) Happy.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Difficult.

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

3. What did Elaine think of the Rockefeller drug laws before she was arrested?
(a) She wanted to protest against them.
(b) She had never heard of them.
(c) She believed they didn't apply to her.
(d) She ignored them, thinking she wouldn't get caught.

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

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

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

7. When Chapter 1 begins, how old is Elaine Bartlett?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty.

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

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

10. What is the argument over that brings the police to Apartment 13B in Chapter 29?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Bedrooms.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cleaning the apartment.

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

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

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

14. What journalist turns Elaine's cause into a personal crusade?
(a) Geraldo Rivera.
(b) Mike Wallace.
(c) Charles Grodin.
(d) Diane Sawyer.

15. How many days does Elaine last in Apartment 13B before leaving the first time?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 55 days.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to Elaine as "rebel without a cause" in Chapter 7?

2. What bad news does Lora receive in Chapter 15?

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

4. What news did Elaine have for her mother when she arrived for Elaine's sentencing?

5. Who hugs Elaine and calls her "Ma" at Danae's basketball games in Chapter 27?

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