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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. Who receives 39 days in jail and five years probation for crimes in Chapter 44?
2. In Chapter 34, Elaine finds out that Jamel's release is postponed for a day. Who tells her this?
3. Who says in Chapter 33, "Come out here and face your accusers?"
4. In Chapter 36, what important destination is located on West Thirty-First Street?
5. In Chapter 38, what call that Elaine had been dreading finally came?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jamel's ambition in Part 4, and how has he prepared for it?
2. What is Donna Charles' situation upon leaving prison?
3. Why is Elaine frantic about finding a new apartment?
4. When Jamel ends up in the hospital with a hurt leg and neck, how does he explain it to his mother?
5. Part of the reason that Elaine is so broke all the time is because of relatives asking her for money all the time. Why is she giving money away that she needs?
6. Why is Apartment 13B more crowded than usual on April 3, 2001?
7. Why does Elaine go to the anti-drug law rallies once she is out of prison?
8. When Elaine considers buying a three-family building for $299,000, what is her plan?
9. Why is Elaine not allowed to see Sabrina's body?
10. Why is Elaine calling in to her job in Chapter 37? Do you think she has good reasons for doing so?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What would you do if you spent sixteen years in prison for your first offense? You're serving time along with violent offenders, although there is nothing violent about your crime. How would you feel? Do you think it would be any different than how Elaine felt when she was first locked up? How would you spend your days?
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
Of Yvonne Bartlett's seven children, five served time in jail or prison. The two who didn't died as young adults. Was Yvonne a good mother? Was she good at her role? Did her own arrest have any effect on the outcomes of her children? Who or what is to blame for the outcome of the majority of the Bartlett children? Parenting? Society?
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