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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orbiting Izzy - Nancy Whiteley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nancy described the life of the man in #50 as ________________________.
(a) A whirling dervish.
(b) A rodeo.
(c) A rollercoaster ride.
(d) One long, comfortable yawn.

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

3. The man in #50 had inherited his business from whom?
(a) His father.
(b) His godfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

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

5. Nancy compared herself and the man in #50 as __________________________.
(a) A prince and princess.
(b) A space alien and an earthling.
(c) A cowboy and a coyote.
(d) A debutante and farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than Nancy, how many people worked at the business in #44?

2. What was the name of the institution where Wally went to teach writing in 1999?

3. Nancy thought of her father as ___________________ from the story he read to her.

4. How old was Wally when he got his first teaching job?

5. How old was Wally Lamb when he knew he wanted to teach?

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