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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 old was Wally Lamb when he knew he wanted to teach?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 8.

2. "Wind, Sand, and Stars" was written by which author?
(a) Dante Alighieri.
(b) Sir Thomas More.
(c) Gianni Agnelli.
(d) Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

3. Where did Nancy's father take her at the beginning of her story?
(a) An airplane flight.
(b) The beach.
(c) A library.
(d) The circus.

4. What name did Wally have for especially difficult students?
(a) Fruitcakes.
(b) Speed traps.
(c) Walking wounded.
(d) Overtimers.

5. For the women in York Correctional Institution, writing gives them __________________.
(a) Better grammar.
(b) A voice.
(c) Improved spelling.
(d) A hobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nancy at the beginning of her story?

2. Where did Nancy's older sister take Nancy and her younger sister when their parents' fighting got out of control?

3. Nancy Whitely's story was one of striving to be _______________.

4. Why has Wally been asked to come teach at the facility in #6?

5. Who was the prisoner who read two pages of her life story which encouraged the other women to do the same?

(see the answer key)

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