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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. Nancy Whitely's story was one of striving to be _______________.
(a) Talented.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Loved.
(d) Smart.

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

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

4. Where did Nancy's older sister take Nancy and her younger sister when their parents' fighting got out of control?
(a) The movies.
(b) An aunt's house.
(c) An all-night diner.
(d) A coffee shop.

5. Where did Nancy's parents send her after they bailed her out after her arrest in October of 1989?
(a) Her aunt's house.
(b) Home.
(c) Substance abuse treatment center.
(d) A boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tabatha's family and friends to drugs?

2. What does Wally keep by his phone to help prompt him to refuse the many solicitations he gets to support different causes?

3. Which of the following is NOT a word that Wally uses to describe himself?

4. How old was Nancy when she learned how to defend herself from her mother's physical abuse?

5. How old was Tabatha when her brother introduced her to pot and alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nancy describe Isadore's life?

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'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?

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

5. When did Wally Lamb know that he wanted to be a teacher, and in which type of students was he particularly interested?

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

7. How did Nancy describe the summer she worked for Isadore?

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

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

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

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