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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. How many years older was Hootie than Blakinger?
2. What would prisoners use for eye shadow in Chapter 14?
3. In Chapter 12 when Blakinger was scribbling on a legal pad, how many people in the jail did she realize were sober in addition to herself?
4. In Chapter 14, how long was a woman locked in solitary for smuggling in OxyContin?
5. In Chapter 19, what did one of Blakinger's bunkmates who she thought looked like an aging blond elf get sent to solitary for?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Blakinger feel when she was transferred to the jail in Chenango?
2. Where was Blakinger transported when she was transferred to prison in Chapter 17?
3. What was rule 180.17, and why did Stacy think it was not fair?
4. Who became Blakinger's crossword partners in Chapter 12?
5. Why did Blakinger break up with Alex?
6. After Blakinger's sentencing, why did she remain in the Tompkins County Jail for a few months?
7. How did Stacy try to continue her legal work without fear of going to The Place?
8. Why did Blakinger want a paper in jail and why was it difficult for Blakinger to get a copy?
9. What was Blakinger's first bunkmate like in Chapter 19, and why was it a problem?
10. What were some things that led to Blakinger jumping off a bridge in July 2007?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Corrections in Ink? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and Blakinger? How does it help readers connect with and understand Blakinger?
Essay Topic 2
Blakinger thought rape was a thing that happened violently in a back alley to an innocent victim. Why did Blakinger not consider the nonconsensual sexual encounters she had as rape?
Essay Topic 3
As a teen, Blakinger had a much different relationship with her parents than she does now. How would you describe the relationship Blakinger had with her parents as a teen and why it changed over the years?
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