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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, 'Yesterday I saw him watch my sister.' Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Relatives: Lynn Swenson, from My Half-Sleep; and Maya Angelou, from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose skeleton does R.C. see lying on the bed in "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. Maya Angelou said that her rape was a matter of the needle giving because the _________ can't.
(a) Thread.
(b) Child.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Camel.

3. Where does most of Yarrow Morgan's poem take place?
(a) A car.
(b) A bed.
(c) A crib.
(d) A couch.

4. How old is Lynn Swenson when her grandfather molests her?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 9 years old.

5. How old is Jill Morgan when her father rapes her for the first time?
(a) 4 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 2 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the netting in "The Window's Netting" refer to?

2. Where does Carrie go with her father and brother in "The Window's Netting"?

3. What does Maggie Hoyal tell her father is wrong with her to put him off for a while?

4. Who is Marty O. Dyke blaming in her poem?

5. How old is Yarrow Morgan when she first told her mother about the abuse?

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