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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Nancy think hid in her family's suitcases?
(a) Chip 'n Dale.
(b) Wicked Witch of the West.
(c) The Wizard of Oz monkeys.
(d) Zombies.

3. What was Nancy's temp job assignment?
(a) Retail shop.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Tax preparation firm.
(d) Accounting firm.

4. Nancy had felt _______________ most of her life.
(a) Angry.
(b) Alone.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Coddled.

5. What brand was the clothing in #40?
(a) Eddie Bauer.
(b) Old Navy.
(c) Liz Claiborne.
(d) Nautica.

6. What role did Wally Lamb have in the production of this book?
(a) Proofreader.
(b) Editor.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Author.

7. Which of the following was NOT one of Carolyn's mental illnesses?
(a) Bipolar Disorder.
(b) Major Depression.
(c) Post-Traumatic Stress Anxiety.
(d) Schizophrenia.

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

9. In what state was the institution in #6 located?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

11. How long did Nancy and her husband live the high life during their life of crime?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

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

14. What was "Operation Barfly"?
(a) A bartending course.
(b) A crackdown on prostitution.
(c) A name of a novel.
(d) A sweep of bar drug traffickers.

15. How old was Nancy Whiteley when this story began?
(a) 14.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nancy afraid of at school?

2. Why has Wally been asked to come teach at the facility in #6?

3. What length of time was Carolyn's sentence?

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

5. How long had Nancy spent in prison?

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