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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Nancy get the clothing in #40?
(a) She stole it.
(b) Online store.
(c) Retail mall.
(d) Catalog.

3. Tabatha's grandmother drank to ______________________.
(a) Get high.
(b) To deal with her life.
(c) Help her sleep.
(d) Help her blood flow.

4. What propelled Wally into the world of being a well-known author?
(a) Appearance on Dateline.
(b) Appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
(c) Appearance on Larry King Show.
(d) Appearance on 60 Minutes.

5. "Wind, Sand, and Stars" was written by which author?
(a) Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
(b) Dante Alighieri.
(c) Sir Thomas More.
(d) Gianni Agnelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wally's first novel?

2. What movie was the source of recurring nightmares for Nancy Birkla?

3. What was "Operation Barfly"?

4. When Nancy was fifteen, she had a date ____________________.

5. Nancy described the life of the man in #50 as ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Nancy and Isadore were complete opposites.

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

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

4. What are the two chapters in Carolyn Ann Adams' story, "Thefts" and what does she cover in each?

5. What did Carolyn focus on outside while waiting to be processed into the Department of Corrections?

6. What changes did Wally see in the women as they wrote their stories?

7. How had Wally become a well-known author in America?

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

9. Nancy Whiteley also wrote the story, "Orbiting Izzy". What was the premise of this story?

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

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