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

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