The Sentence: CH 1

Open Ended

JOURNAL: In Chapter 1, Tookie is found guilty even though she meant no harm.

Luckily, our ‘guilty’ moments are usually less serious. What’s one of your harmless guilty pleasures — something you enjoy even if it’s a little silly or unexpected?

Think about things you eat, watch, do, etc.

Multiple Choice

Why does Tookie decide to get involved in moving Budgie’s body?

• She wants the money she is offered

• She just wants to help a friend

• She is forced by a gang

• She is trying to escape the police

Fill in the Blanks

arrests Tookie after she moved the body.

Multiple Choice

What is Tookie’s relationship to Pollux at the start of the novel?

• Husband

• Stranger

• Crush

• Relative

Multiple Choice

How long is Tookie sentenced to prison?

• 10 years

• 25 years

• 60 years

• 75-life

Multiple Choice

What caused Tookie to be sent into solitary confinement for a year?

• She made an attempt on her life

• She hit a prison guard

• She was caught smuggling drugs inside the prison

Multiple Choice

What helps Tookie cope with her time in prison?

• Reading books

• Writing letters

• Making friends

• Working out

Multiple Choice

Who helps Tookie with her legal case while she is incarcerated?

• Hetta

• Flora

• Louise

• Ted Johnson

Multiple Choice

How does Tookie eventually get released from prison?

• She escapes through a tunnel

• She serves her full sentence

• New evidence proves her innocence

• She is paroled for good behavior

Multiple Choice

After her release, where does Tookie find work?

• A bookstore

• A restaurant

• A school

• A grocer

Multiple Choice

What is Tookie’s relationship to Pollux at the end of the chapter?

• Husband

• Stranger

• Crush

• Relative