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

2. Carolyn had ______________ months of court appearances before her conviction.
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

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

4. Other than Nancy, how many people worked at the business in #44?
(a) Twenty three.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) One hundred.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nancy described her husband as morally bankrupt and _________________.

2. For how long had Carolyn perpetuated her crime?

3. What role did Wally Lamb have in the production of this book?

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

5. Who was Nancy's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of Carolyn's experiences during a very troubled childhood.

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

3. How did Tabatha describe the attic where her family and friends did drugs?

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

5. How did Nancy begin her story with a memory of her father and his airplane?

6. What trauma did Tabatha endure from the age of four and how did she get introduced to pot and alcohol?

7. What did Nancy feel she had to do to keep her boyfriend?

8. What was Wally's hope for the readers who read the women's stories?

9. What changes did Wally see in the women as they wrote their stories?

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

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