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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carolyn Ann Adams' story is organized into two chapters --The Right to Remain Silent and ____________________.
(a) The Right to an Attorney.
(b) The Right to Scream.
(c) The Right to Speak.
(d) The Right to Appeal.

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

3. How long had Nancy been out of prison when this story began?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two years.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

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

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

6. How old was Tabatha when her brother introduced her to pot and alcohol?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

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

9. What position had Carolyn held?
(a) Executive Director of a Psychiatric Hospital.
(b) Executive Director of a local chapter of the United Way.
(c) Executive Director of a Mental Health Advocacy Board.
(d) Executive Director of a Private School.

10. Who was Marge Cohen?
(a) Wally's wife.
(b) Newspaper editor.
(c) University president.
(d) Prison school librarian.

11. At what age was Tabatha originally raped?
(a) 14.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

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

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

14. How old was Wally when he got his first teaching job?
(a) 41.
(b) 30.
(c) 22.
(d) 29.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wally's first novel?

2. Nancy had felt _______________ most of her life.

3. What was Carolyn's crime?

4. How old was Wally when he published his first novel?

5. What name did Wally have for especially difficult students?

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