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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Selling how much cocaine constitutes an A-1 felony at the time Chapter Six takes place?
(a) Two ounces.
(b) One ounce.
(c) Three ounces.
(d) Four ounces.

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

3. How many nights did Elaine spend in jail before her court hearing?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Sixty-four.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Fifty-three.

4. Who wins a $1.25 million wrongful-imprisonment lawsuit in Chapter 18?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Betty Tyson.
(c) Donna Charles.
(d) Kathy Boudin.

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

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

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

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

9. Who says in Chapter 10, "I have to break the cycle."
(a) Nathan.
(b) Apache.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Elaine.

10. How old is Elaine when she is released from prison?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Forty-five.

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

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

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) Elaine's niece; a party.
(d) An old friend; a new outfit.

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

15. How many grocery carts does Elaine fill up on her first grocery shopping trip out of prison?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elaine think of the Rockefeller drug laws before she was arrested?

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

3. Whose nickname was "Maximum John?"

4. Yvonne moves into Wald Houses in 1980. Which apartment does she get?

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

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