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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The True Face of Earth - Nancy Whiteley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Wally conducted writing sessions with the women at the time he compiled this book?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three months.

2. Which of the following did NOT describe Nancy's mother?
(a) Sad.
(b) Obese.
(c) Trim.
(d) Abusive.

3. What was the name of the institution where Wally went to teach writing in 1999?
(a) Duke Behavioral Institute.
(b) Norwalk Correctional Institution.
(c) York Correctional Institution.
(d) Yarmouth Detention Center.

4. Who was the prisoner who read two pages of her life story which encouraged the other women to do the same?
(a) Denise Barlow.
(b) Darlene Branson.
(c) Dana Benjamin.
(d) Diane Bartholomew.

5. What does Wally keep by his phone to help prompt him to refuse the many solicitations he gets to support different causes?
(a) A card with the word NO.
(b) A full calendar.
(c) A picture of his family.
(d) Index card with notes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nancy know she had to do to avoid being dumped by her boyfriend?

2. For the women in York Correctional Institution, writing gives them __________________.

3. Nancy got pregnant by a boy named ______________ who wanted her to have an abortion.

4. What did most of the women at York Correctional Institution ask Wally about on his first visit with them?

5. How old was Nancy when she learned how to defend herself from her mother's physical abuse?

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