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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. In Chapter 11, who is sentenced to 63 days in solitary confinement?
(a) Donjuan.
(b) Jamel.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Nathan.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alfonso Camacho?

2. Who in Elaine's family died of AIDS in 1992?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Project Renewal.

2. What educational opportunities is Elaine involved with while in prison?

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

4. What does Elaine choose to wear in Chapter 1.

5. In Chapter 19, what does Elaine do with the $40 send-off money that the prison gave her?

6. Describe Elaine's mother.

7. Explain the Rockefeller drug laws.

8. Describe the vehicle that brings Elaine to Bedford Hills Prison.

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

10. Describe Lora Tucker.

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