Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Barbara learn about her husband two years into their marriage?
2. What was Bonnie's faith when she arrived in prison?
3. When did Mo'Shay promise to have sex with the boy in #151?
4. What did Diane call each one of her chapters?
5. Who was Barbara's husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Barbara say that prison changed her--for both good and bad?
2. What did Diane's father make her do when he took her hunting for the first time?
3. To what did Barbara compare puzzle pieces in her life?
4. What elements of her Rastararian faith did Bonnie try to adhere to at the time that she arrived at prison?
5. What was Diane's instinct when viewing her father's dead body?
6. Who was Manny and what negative impact did he have on Brenda's life?
7. How did Robin Cullen begin her story, "Christmas in Prison" with a religious focus regarding the pope?
8. How did Diane's father betray her trust with violence while on a trip to Chattanooga?
9. What memory from her past did Mo'Shay have that made her apprehensive about having sex with Reese?
10. Who were Barbara Parsons Lane's first visitors while in prison, and what did she consider to be the worst part of her incarceration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several of the women's stories are classic stories of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why do some of the stories fit into this category? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does Wally Lamb mean by calling it "Couldn't Keep it to Myself"? What was he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.
Essay Topic 3
What impact did some of the women's estranged relationships with their mothers have on their lives? What emotional wounds did these women suffer? How did the rejection or abuse by their mothers impact the women's relationships with other people? Did the women feel like she deserved to be abused because they were unworthy? Explain.
|
This section contains 1,015 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
