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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nancy Whitely's story was one of striving to be _______________.
(a) Talented.
(b) Loved.
(c) Smart.
(d) Beautiful.

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

3. Who was Tabatha's brother who was shot in the head and killed when he was twenty?
(a) Jack.
(b) Pete.
(c) Dave.
(d) Sam.

4. Who abused Nancy and her friend?
(a) Her friend's older brother.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) Nancy's uncle.

5. Nancy thought of her father as ___________________ from the story he read to her.
(a) Prince Charming.
(b) Lancelot.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) The Little Prince.

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

7. Which of the following did Tabatha NOT do while in prison to rediscover herself?
(a) Art.
(b) Memoir writing.
(c) Psychotherapy.
(d) Songwriting.

8. Tabatha's mother beat her ______________________.
(a) Because she didn't want her to be a bad girl.
(b) Because she thought she needed punishment.
(c) Because she loved her.
(d) Because her own mother beat her.

9. Which of the following did Carolyn NOT address in The Right to Remain Silent?
(a) Conviction.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Crime.
(d) Trial.

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

11. What did Carolyn note outside the window as she was waiting to be processed at the Department of Corrections?
(a) A painting crew.
(b) Inmates exercising.
(c) A goose.
(d) Inmates with visitors.

12. What was especially frightening for Nancy about the movie in #85?
(a) The monkeys.
(b) Michael Myers.
(c) The Wicked Witch of the West.
(d) Freddy Krueger.

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

14. What length of time was Carolyn's sentence?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) One year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Nancy spent in prison?

2. For how long had Carolyn perpetuated her crime?

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

4. What prompts the reappearance of Nancy's nightmare images?

5. Carolyn's father was a/an ______________________.

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