Corrections in Ink: A Memoir Test | Final Test - Hard

Keri Blakinger
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Corrections in Ink: A Memoir Test | Final Test - Hard

Keri Blakinger
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What did Becca use at the end of Chapter 16 to trim Blakinger's hair?

2. What type of fitness studio did Stacy own?

3. When did Hootie break up with Blakinger?

4. How long after Blakinger spoke with Niesha in Chapter 19, did she get a different bunkmate?

5. In Chapter 14, what would prisoners make blush from in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Blakinger break up with Alex?

2. What was Blakinger's first bunkmate like in Chapter 19, and why was it a problem?

3. What were some ways prisoners got around the no-makeup rule in Chapter 14?

4. What had Becca's boyfriend been sneak into the jail in Chapter 16?

5. After Blakinger's sentencing, why did she remain in the Tompkins County Jail for a few months?

6. In Chapter 16, how were Blakinger and other prisoners treated when the guards thought they had brought in drugs?

7. In Chapter 17, what were Blakinger's thoughts when they pulled off at a rest stop so she could go to the bathroom?

8. What were some things that led to Blakinger jumping off a bridge in July 2007?

9. How did Blakinger spend Thanksgiving in Chapter 19?

10. In Chapter 18, what did Blakinger and Christina wear when they went to the gym for the first time at Bedford?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blakinger was introduced to systemic racism in prison. What did she learn about systemic racism and how it made it more difficult for Black and brown people to do time?

Essay Topic 2

The premise of prison began to feel absurd to Blakinger. What did Blakinger believe prisons should be? Why did she come to the conclusion that the prison system was a failure?

Essay Topic 3

Blackinger was in a relationship with Alex when she was arrested. What was their relationship like, and why did it fail?

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