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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age was Tabatha originally raped?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

2. What did Carolyn note outside the window as she was waiting to be processed at the Department of Corrections?
(a) A goose.
(b) A painting crew.
(c) Inmates exercising.
(d) Inmates with visitors.

3. How old was Tabatha when she went to prison?
(a) 23.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 28.

4. Nancy had felt _______________ most of her life.
(a) Angry.
(b) Coddled.
(c) Alone.
(d) Guilty.

5. How old was Wally when he published his first novel?
(a) 54.
(b) 42.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

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

7. Carolyn had ______________ months of court appearances before her conviction.
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

8. Which of Nancy's friend had also been abused by a neighbor when they were young girls?
(a) Holly.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Helen.

9. How old was Nancy when she learned how to defend herself from her mother's physical abuse?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

10. Nancy Whitely's story was one of striving to be _______________.
(a) Talented.
(b) Loved.
(c) Smart.
(d) Beautiful.

11. Who was Nancy's husband?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Guido.
(c) Mario.
(d) Aldo.

12. Who was the prisoner who read two pages of her life story which encouraged the other women to do the same?
(a) Diane Bartholomew.
(b) Denise Barlow.
(c) Dana Benjamin.
(d) Darlene Branson.

13. Who was Tabatha's brother who was shot in the head and killed when he was twenty?
(a) Pete.
(b) Dave.
(c) Jack.
(d) Sam.

14. What length of time was Carolyn's sentence?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) One year.

15. What subject did Wally teach in his first teaching job?
(a) Geometry.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nancy got pregnant by a boy named ______________ who wanted her to have an abortion.

2. Which of the following is NOT a word that Wally uses to describe himself?

3. How did Nancy get the clothing in #40?

4. How old was Tabatha when her brother introduced her to pot and alcohol?

5. Where did Nancy's father take her at the beginning of her story?

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