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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three Steps Past the Monkeys - Nancy Birkla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carolyn in her story as it began?
(a) A lawyer's office.
(b) Prison.
(c) A courthouse.
(d) A cafe.

2. What was Nancy's solace as she was growing up in a single-parent home?
(a) Men.
(b) Art.
(c) Music.
(d) Food.

3. What did most of the women at York Correctional Institution ask Wally about on his first visit with them?
(a) What kind of car he drove.
(b) If he had ever been in jail.
(c) What it was like to meet Oprah.
(d) If he was married.

4. Nancy described her husband as morally bankrupt and _________________.
(a) Artistically talented.
(b) Unequivocally evil.
(c) Musically gifted.
(d) Emotionally vacant.

5. What was "Operation Barfly"?
(a) A name of a novel.
(b) A crackdown on prostitution.
(c) A bartending course.
(d) A sweep of bar drug traffickers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nancy Whiteley when this story began?

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

3. What did Carolyn note outside the window as she was waiting to be processed at the Department of Corrections?

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

5. How long had Nancy spent in prison?

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