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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) Gifts from family.
(b) Becoming pregnant.
(c) Gaining clemency.
(d) Killing another prisoner.

2. How much does Charlie offer Elaine to take a package of cocaine to Albany?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $2,000.

3. Which couple is introduced in Chapter 10 as joining a program to let a prisoner's child stay with them for a week?
(a) Amanda and George Reeve.
(b) Ben and Ethel Jones.
(c) Arlene and Patrick O'Conner.
(d) Clive and Janice Davis.

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

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

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

7. What country's drug laws inspired Governor Rockefeller's drug laws?
(a) Britain.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

8. In Chapter 21, what lesson is mentioned that people learn upon leaving prison?
(a) The first few weeks are difficult.
(b) You can be on parole until you die.
(c) Life is hard.
(d) Life after prison is a struggle.

9. What program is Elaine rejected for in Chapter 29?
(a) Social Security Disability.
(b) Vocational Rehabilitation.
(c) Section 8.
(d) Unemployment.

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

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

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

13. In 2000 to 2001, what is the minimum for a studio apartment on the Lower East Side where Elaine lives and works?
(a) $1200.
(b) $600.
(c) $1000.
(d) $750.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did the prison give Elaine upon her release?

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

3. What year were the Rockefeller drug laws passed?

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

5. Who begins teaching classes as Bedford Hills prison in Chapter 15?

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