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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Freeman threaten to kill if Maya Angelou tells about what he did?
(a) Maya.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her brother.

2. Maya Angelou's mother trained to be a _________.
(a) Gambler.
(b) Bookie.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Nurse.

3. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father started abusing her?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Nine months old.
(c) Two years old.
(d) Six months old.

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

5. Mr. Freeman sends Maya Angelou to the store to buy what?
(a) Milk.
(b) Candy.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Eggs.

6. Where is Marty O. Dyke training to work as a printer?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

7. Who is crying in "Remember Dream"?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) The sister.
(c) The father.
(d) The dog.

8. Where does Lee rape Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?
(a) In a car.
(b) In a tent.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In a cabin.

9. Men often hassle Jean Monroe as she walks to _____________.
(a) Church.
(b) Her friend's house.
(c) School.
(d) The store.

10. What does R.C. lift out the window in "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A child.
(c) Her dog.
(d) A wreath.

11. Maggie Hoyal's father took her virginity as "payment" for what?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Love.
(c) Food.
(d) Rent.

12. Who is Marty O. Dyke blaming in her poem?
(a) Pa.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Ma.
(d) Mommy.

13. Who molests Bella Moon?
(a) Foster brother.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Father.
(d) Foster parents.

14. How old is Jill Morgan when her father ties her to the bed with his belt to rape her?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Eleven years old.

15. Who does the grandfather watch undress in the poem "From My Half Sleep"?
(a) Lynn.
(b) The mother.
(c) The sister.
(d) The grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jean Monroe's mother always warning her about?

2. What is Jude Brister's grandmother's name?

3. What is the name of Experience Gibb's uncle in "1952, And Other Years"?

4. Where does Maggie Hoyal grow up?

5. Yarrow Morgan's poem describes Yarrow as a __________.

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