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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 long did Nancy and her husband live the high life during their life of crime?

2. Who abused Nancy and her friend?

3. Carolyn had ______________ months of court appearances before her conviction.

4. What had Nancy's abuser told her would happen if she told anyone what he did to her and her friend?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Nancy and Isadore were complete opposites.

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

3. What were some of the inconsistencies in Tabatha Rowley's life as she was growing up?

4. How did Nancy view "The Wizard of Oz" once she worked through some psychological issues?

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

6. Who was Aldo and what influence did he have on Nancy's life?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The women's stories contain more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters in the stories who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Several of the women's stories are classic stories of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why do some of the stories fit into this category? Explain.

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