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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elaine take her granddaughter Tenea when Chapter 22 begins?

2. Which of Elaine's children participates in the summer program that Sister Elaine Roulet starts?

3. What movie did Elaine become fond of in prison?

4. After Yvonne was arrested for selling heroin, where did Elaine spend two years?

5. Who wears a different color wig every week in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Rockefeller drug laws.

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

3. Describe Fiske Cottage and how Elaine feels about it.

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

5. How did Apache cope with life in Apartment 13B?

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

7. Describe Elaine's mother.

8. Describe the appearance of Charlie, also known as George Deets.

9. Describe Project Renewal.

10. Describe Sabrina.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elaine is strongly focused on being a mother, both in and out of prison. It is part of her identity. When she is released, there are times she is faced with guilt over not being there as a mother to her children. If Elaine had not gone to prison, how do you think things would have been different for her children? Which child is most affected by Elaine's long imprisonment?

Essay Topic 2

What role does poverty and race play in Elaine's arrest, conviction, and sentencing? Does it play a role in her initial denial for clemency? Explain your answer, providing supporting information from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the United States, serving time in prison is intended to punish the offender. It also intends to reform people and make them remorseful for their crime? What effect did prison have on Elaine Bartlett? Did she learn a lesson? If so, what lesson did she learn?

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