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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yvonne is Elaine's mother. How many children did she have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

2. What is Jamel wearing on his feet when he visits his mother in Chapter 22?
(a) Tommy Hilfiger sandals.
(b) Dress shoes.
(c) Prison-issue shoes.
(d) Converse.

3. In Chapter 11, who is sentenced to 63 days in solitary confinement?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Donjuan.

4. Who bought a gun at the age of 12?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Shyan.
(c) Jamel.
(d) Apache.

5. Who is George Lino?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Elaine's employment officer.
(c) A trainer.
(d) A potential job opportunity.

6. Who hugs Elaine and calls her "Ma" at Danae's basketball games in Chapter 27?
(a) The coach.
(b) Neighborhood boys.
(c) Danae.
(d) Danae's friend.

7. What sent Jamel to prison a second time in Chapter 14?
(a) Possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
(b) Selling heroin to an undercover officer.
(c) Shooting someone.
(d) Having a gun.

8. Who wins a $1.25 million wrongful-imprisonment lawsuit in Chapter 18?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Kathy Boudin.
(c) Betty Tyson.
(d) Donna Charles.

9. When Chapter 1 begins, how old is Elaine Bartlett?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-four.

10. Where does Elaine take her granddaughter Tenea when Chapter 22 begins?
(a) On her parole officer visit.
(b) To visit Jamel at Rikers Island.
(c) On a job interview.
(d) To the park.

11. What is the argument over that brings the police to Apartment 13B in Chapter 29?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Bedrooms.
(d) Cleaning the apartment.

12. Of the five Bartlett siblings, who is the only who hasn't gone to jail by Chapter 24?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) Kenneth.
(c) Donjuan.
(d) Michelle.

13. Who says, "Who ate my cheese?" in Chapter 24?
(a) George Lino.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Sabrina.
(d) Satara.

14. Who in Elaine's family died of AIDS in 1992?
(a) Frank.
(b) Ronald.
(c) Donjuan.
(d) Shyan.

15. Who punches Danae in the face in Chapter 27?
(a) Elaine.
(b) A teacher.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Jamel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Elaine first get at Project Renewal?

2. Who begins teaching classes as Bedford Hills prison in Chapter 15?

3. How much does Charlie offer Elaine to take a package of cocaine to Albany?

4. A few months after leaving prison, Elaine discovers a copy of her birth certificate. Who is listed as her father?

5. Who tells Elaine about hearing her on the radio talking about the Rockefeller drug laws?

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