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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Carolyn wearing when she was initially arrested?
(a) Jogging clothes.
(b) Chanel suit.
(c) Khakis and polo shirt.
(d) Gardening clothes.

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

4. After Nancy's parents divorced, her father had visiting days on _________________ but seldom showed up.
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Holidays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Saturdays.

5. What was Nancy afraid of at school?
(a) That the other kids would find out that her family was poort.
(b) That the other kids would find out that she was no longer a virgin.
(c) That the other kids would find out that her father had been in jail.
(d) That the other kids would know what goes on at her house at night.

6. Who was Nancy's husband?
(a) Aldo.
(b) Mario.
(c) Guido.
(d) Alberto.

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

8. How long had Nancy spent in prison?
(a) One year.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

9. How old was Tabatha when she went to prison?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 28.

10. What did most of the women at York Correctional Institution ask Wally about on his first visit with them?
(a) What it was like to meet Oprah.
(b) If he had ever been in jail.
(c) If he was married.
(d) What kind of car he drove.

11. What prompts the reappearance of Nancy's nightmare images?
(a) A movie clip of a graveyard at night.
(b) A movie clip in film class.
(c) A hockey mask.
(d) A set of butcher knives.

12. How old was Nancy at the beginning of her story?
(a) 13.
(b) 21.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

13. 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.

14. What was Tabatha's hairstyle when she went to prison?
(a) Afro.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) Shaved.
(d) Shag.

15. Nancy described her husband as morally bankrupt and _________________.
(a) Emotionally vacant.
(b) Artistically talented.
(c) Musically gifted.
(d) Unequivocally evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand was the clothing in #40?

2. How old was Tabatha when her brother introduced her to pot and alcohol?

3. Where did Nancy's parents send her after they bailed her out after her arrest in October of 1989?

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

5. Tabatha's grandmother drank to ______________________.

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