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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who bought a gun at the age of 12?
(a) Shyan.
(b) Apache.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Ronald.

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

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

4. Who writes, "I am broke now so everyone treats me like a wet shoe?"
(a) Elaine.
(b) Jamel.
(c) Apache.
(d) Yvonne.

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 27, who does Elaine think Dane is spending too much time with?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Sabrina.
(c) Friends.
(d) Jamel.

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

12. When the book begins in Part I, where is Elaine working?
(a) Harlem Beauty Shop.
(b) She doesn't work. She only collects welfare.
(c) 125 Barber Shop and Beauty Shop.
(d) Project Renewal.

13. Who is Cassandra and what does she give Elaine as a welcome home present?
(a) Apache's girlfriend; flowers.
(b) Mother of Jamel's son; $1,500.
(c) An old friend; a new outfit.
(d) Elaine's niece; a party.

14. Who wears a different color wig every week in Part 2?
(a) Yvonne.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Sabrina.
(d) Michelle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is released from prison in 1987, according to Chapter 9.

2. Who says in Chapter 10, "I have to break the cycle."

3. Which couple is introduced in Chapter 10 as joining a program to let a prisoner's child stay with them for a week?

4. What was the minimum sentence for Elaine's crime when she was arrested?

5. Who tried to commit suicide by jumping into the East River?

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