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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 old was Nancy at the beginning of her story?

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

3. How did Nancy think she looked in her outfit?

4. What did Carolyn address in the second chapter of her story?

5. Other than Nancy, how many people worked at the business in #44?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Isadore Weintraub, and what role did he play in Nancy's life?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A few of the women are very forthcoming about their premarital sexual relations and some abortions. Why did those women make those decisions that they did? What would the women advise young women today regarding such important life decisions? Would the women make the same choices today if they had to do it all over again? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Hatred takes on an almost human persona in the women's stories. What was the source of much of the hatred? Why was the hatred pervasive? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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