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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. Which of the following did Tabatha NOT do while in prison to rediscover herself?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Art.
(c) Songwriting.
(d) Memoir writing.

2. Where did Nancy's father take her at the beginning of her story?
(a) The circus.
(b) The beach.
(c) A library.
(d) An airplane flight.

3. How long had Wally conducted writing sessions with the women at the time he compiled this book?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

4. How many siblings did Carolyn have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. How did Nancy get the clothing in #40?
(a) Catalog.
(b) Online store.
(c) Retail mall.
(d) She stole it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts the reappearance of Nancy's nightmare images?

2. How did Carolyn try to block the nose of the inmates?

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

4. What was Nancy afraid of at school?

5. What position had Carolyn held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Wally originally asked to come to the York Correctional Institution in 1999?

2. Describe Carolyn's initial perceptions of prison life and what humiliations did she endure?

3. What was Carolyn's crime?

4. What did Nancy finally remember that made the flying monkeys such a horrible memory for her?

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

6. What were the circumstances of Nancy's arrest and where did she go after her parents bailed her out?

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

8. Why did Carolyn think that she was so out of place in the holding cell, and how long did it take before she was convicted?

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

10. How did Nancy describe Isadore's life?

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