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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Nancy when she learned how to defend herself from her mother's physical abuse?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

6. With which of her friends did Nancy get an apartment?
(a) Pamela.
(b) Paula.
(c) Paulette.
(d) Patricia.

7. Nancy got pregnant by a boy named ______________ who wanted her to have an abortion.
(a) Stephen.
(b) Shane.
(c) Seth.
(d) Sloane.

8. Where was Carolyn in her story as it began?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A courthouse.
(c) Prison.
(d) A lawyer's office.

9. 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) Dana Benjamin.
(c) Darlene Branson.
(d) Denise Barlow.

10. What propelled Wally into the world of being a well-known author?
(a) Appearance on 60 Minutes.
(b) Appearance on Larry King Show.
(c) Appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
(d) Appearance on Dateline.

11. What was notable about Nancy's family as she was growing up?
(a) They had a live-in nanny.
(b) They had at least twenty pets.
(c) They had an in-ground swimming pool.
(d) Her family moved a lot.

12. How did Carolyn try to block the nose of the inmates?
(a) She put her pillow over her head.
(b) She put her fingers in her ears.
(c) She put cotton in her ears.
(d) She tied a scarf over her ears.

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

14. What was Carolyn's crime?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Armed Robbery.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) Murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nancy thought of her father as ___________________ from the story he read to her.

3. What was the name of the institution where Wally went to teach writing in 1999?

4. Nancy described the life of the man in #50 as ________________________.

5. Which of the following did Carolyn NOT address in The Right to Remain Silent?

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