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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elaine first arrives at Bedford Hills prison with how many other women from Albany County jail?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. 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 ignored them, thinking she wouldn't get caught.
(d) She believed they didn't apply to her.

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

4. Who tells Elaine about hearing her on the radio talking about the Rockefeller drug laws?
(a) Jamel.
(b) Danae.
(c) Apache.
(d) Her parole officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the return address on most of the letters that Elaine receives in prison in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Lora meet that is working to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws?

4. What job does Elaine first get at Project Renewal?

5. How much did Elaine pay for rent in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of South Forty?

2. What is the result of Judge Clyne's eleven years on the bench?

3. What is it like for Apache on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota?

4. What are Elaine's options for time served in Part 1?

5. Describe Elaine's mother.

6. What is Elaine's attitude toward men in Chapter 28 and is it working for her?

7. What information does Elaine include in a letter asking to be considered for clemency?

8. By 1998, what changes had the Rockefeller drug laws had on the New York prison system?

9. Why did Elaine move into Apache's bedroom in Chapter 29?

10. Describe Sabrina.

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