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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is George Lino?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) A potential job opportunity.
(c) A trainer.
(d) Elaine's employment officer.

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

4. Who is arrested two months after Frankie dies?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Apache.
(d) Jamel.

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

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

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

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

9. What happens on December 19, 1999?
(a) Yvonne Bartlett dies.
(b) Elaine is released.
(c) Elaine has her second clemency review.
(d) The Rockefeller drug laws are repealed.

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

11. What was the minimum sentence for Elaine's crime when she was arrested?
(a) Five years to life.
(b) Twenty years to life.
(c) Twenty-five years to life.
(d) Fifteen years to life.

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

13. What bad news does Lora receive in Chapter 15?
(a) She loses her job.
(b) Her husband wants a divorce.
(c) Her mother dies.
(d) That she has HIV.

14. What sent Jamel to prison a second time in Chapter 14?
(a) Shooting someone.
(b) Possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
(c) Having a gun.
(d) Selling heroin to an undercover officer.

15. When Chapter 23 starts, Elaine is looking for a job. How many people does she know with a job?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes, "I am broke now so everyone treats me like a wet shoe?"

2. How many days does Elaine last in Apartment 13B before leaving the first time?

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

4. A few months after leaving prison, Elaine discovers a copy of her birth certificate. Who is listed as her father?

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

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