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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Nancy's parents usually have their fights?
(a) On vacations.
(b) At night.
(c) In the morning.
(d) On weekends.

2. How old was Wally when he published his first novel?
(a) 42.
(b) 21.
(c) 54.
(d) 30.

3. What did Nancy know she had to do to avoid being dumped by her boyfriend?
(a) She had to have sex with him.
(b) She had to stay quiet around other people.
(c) She had to do his homework.
(d) She had to bring him lunch every day.

4. Where did Nancy's older sister take Nancy and her younger sister when their parents' fighting got out of control?
(a) An aunt's house.
(b) The movies.
(c) An all-night diner.
(d) A coffee shop.

5. Carolyn was raped as a young girl by whom?
(a) A stranger.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) A boyfriend.
(d) Her father.

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

7. What movie was the source of recurring nightmares for Nancy Birkla?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Nightmare on Elm Street.
(d) Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.

8. What did Carolyn address in the second chapter of her story?
(a) A horrible family secret.
(b) Buying her first car.
(c) Traveling across country.
(d) Her first work experience.

9. Carolyn's father was a/an ______________________.
(a) Extortionist.
(b) Compulsive gambler.
(c) Abusive alcoholic.
(d) Petty thief.

10. What was Wally's first novel?
(a) She's the Best Part of Me.
(b) She's Come Undone.
(c) She's Gone to the Dark Side.
(d) She's a Mystery to Me.

11. How old was Nancy when her nightmares resurface after childhood?
(a) 27.
(b) 43.
(c) 51.
(d) 35.

12. What did Nancy put on to go to her temp job?
(a) A skirt and sweater.
(b) Khakis and polo shirt.
(c) A suit.
(d) A dress.

13. Where did Nancy's parents send her after they bailed her out after her arrest in October of 1989?
(a) Her aunt's house.
(b) Substance abuse treatment center.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) Home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT one of Carolyn's mental illnesses?

2. For how long had Carolyn perpetuated her crime?

3. Who was the man who owned the accounting firm where Nancy had a temp job?

4. How old was Nancy Whiteley when this story began?

5. What subject did Wally teach in his first teaching job?

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