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Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison True or False

1. Which medieval writer does Shaka draw on for some of the symbolism in Writing My Wrongs? -> Bocaccio
2. Which of these metaphors is emphasized in Writing My Wrongs? -> Prison as a never-ending horror film in the style of Alfred Hitchcock
3. Which of the following does Shaka use as a symbol for the despair of prison? -> the smell of prison
4. Which of these things makes Shaka feel like the things that symbolized his family's stability have gone away? -> Discovering that his mother lost a really good job
5. Which of these is a symbol of hope to Shaka in 1999, partway through his incarceration? -> African American tennis player Serena Williams winning her first US Open

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