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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Carolyn have?

2. Carolyn Ann Adams' story is organized into two chapters --The Right to Remain Silent and ____________________.

3. Who was the man who owned the accounting firm where Nancy had a temp job?

4. Carolyn's father was a/an ______________________.

5. What was Nancy's solace as she was growing up in a single-parent home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nancy not like the book, "Wind, Sand, and Stars" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery even though she had enjoyed his "The Little Prince"?

2. Describe how Nancy and Isadore were complete opposites.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is an important theme in the stories. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The search for love is an important element in the women's lives. How were most of them isolated as children? How did they feel about the strained relationships with their parents? Why did she get involved with people who were bad for them? Is there a pattern in the women's destructive life choices? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact of intolerance or injustice that some of the women of color experienced. What did it mean to be poor and not white in 20th century America? What stigmas did these women of color live with for their entire lives? Was there anything that could have leveled the racial discrimination playing field? Explain.

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