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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the man who owned the accounting firm where Nancy had a temp job?
(a) Isadore Weintraub.
(b) Isaiah Weinstein.
(c) Jerry Goldfarb.
(d) Marcus Wellman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raped Tabatha?

2. What did Nancy know she had to do to avoid being dumped by her boyfriend?

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

4. How old was Wally Lamb when he knew he wanted to teach?

5. How old was Wally when he got his first teaching job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which animals from a classic movie haunted Nancy Birkla's childhood?

2. What was the premise of Nancy Whitely's story, "The True Face of Earth"?

3. What did Carolyn focus on outside while waiting to be processed into the Department of Corrections?

4. How did Tabatha's hair mirror what she was going through in different phases of her life and how did she wear her hair after five years in prison?

5. Nancy Whiteley also wrote the story, "Orbiting Izzy". What was the premise of this story?

6. How did Nancy's family disintegrate and how did Nancy manage being alone with her abusive mother?

7. Describe how Nancy and Isadore were complete opposites.

8. What was Wally's reasoning for not being able to refuse Marge Cohen's call to come to York Correctional Institution?

9. What was the state of Nancy's parents' relationship and what fears did she live with regarding her family life?

10. How had Wally become a well-known author in America?

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