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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. Mo'Shay met _______________, the man of her dreams.
(a) Richard.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Ricardo.
(d) Reese.

2. What did Shirley tell Mo'Shay would happen to Mo'Shay's baby?
(a) Mo'Shay would have to have an abortion.
(b) Mo'Shay and Reese would raise the baby.
(c) Shirley and Mo'Shay would raise the baby together.
(d) The baby would be given up for adoption.

3. Who were Barbara's first visitors when she went to prison?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her in-laws.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her children.

4. Who molested Mo'Shay when she was eleven?
(a) Sam.
(b) Fred.
(c) Frank.
(d) Joe.

5. What is Brenda's ethnic background?
(a) Puerto Rican.
(b) Indian.
(c) American.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory did Barbara have of her mother?

2. Who beat Diane often as a child?

3. Where did Brenda celebrate mass in prison?

4. How long had Bonnie been in prison at the time she wrote her story?

5. What did Brenda's father pray for every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Barbara think that her incarceration had on her children?

2. What was the Christmas basket program in prison?

3. What memory from her past did Mo'Shay have that made her apprehensive about having sex with Reese?

4. What did Brenda's mother do to her one night from which her father had to save Brenda and what did her father pray for each night?

5. What did Mo'Shay's mother decide about raising Mo'Shay's baby and how does Mo'Shay get the love she has needed for so long from her mother?

6. What did Bonnie Foreshaw write about her childhood Jamaican family celebrations and occasions?

7. What elements of her Rastararian faith did Bonnie try to adhere to at the time that she arrived at prison?

8. How did Diane Bartholomew describe her very difficult childhood?

9. Who was Manny and what negative impact did he have on Brenda's life?

10. What was Diane's instinct when viewing her father's dead body?

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