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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. When Nancy was fifteen, she had a date ____________________.
(a) Near the airport.
(b) At an amusement park.
(c) At a basketball game.
(d) At a movie theater.

2. Nancy described the life of the man in #50 as ________________________.
(a) One long, comfortable yawn.
(b) A whirling dervish.
(c) A rollercoaster ride.
(d) A rodeo.

3. Other than Nancy, how many people worked at the business in #44?
(a) One hundred.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty three.
(d) Seventeen.

4. Which of the following is NOT a word that Wally uses to describe himself?
(a) History buff.
(b) Fiction writer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Family man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wally's first novel?

2. Where did Nancy's older sister take Nancy and her younger sister when their parents' fighting got out of control?

3. Who was Nancy's husband?

4. The man in #50 had inherited his business from whom?

5. Which of the following was NOT part of Carolyn's admitting process in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Nancy and Isadore were complete opposites.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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