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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Freeman tell Maya Angelou happened after he molests her the first time?

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

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

4. Who does Mr. Freeman threaten to kill if Maya Angelou tells about what he did?

5. Where is Marty O. Dyke born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is some of the success Maya Angelou has experienced in her life?

2. Why did Blanche Woodbury's brother blame her for their mother's illness?

3. What happens to Experience Gibbs in second grade?

4. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

5. What is Marty O. Dyke's poem "Yeah I'm Blaming You" about?

6. What two animals does Maya Angelou compare Mr. Freeman to In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

7. What happens in "The Window's Netting"?

8. How were both Jill Morgan's parents responsible for her abuse?

9. Why does Maya stop talking for a time after Mr. Freeman's trial?

10. What events occur before Mr. Freeman rapes Maya Angelou?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism used in the pieces "Remembering Dream" and "My Half Sleep." What distance to the event do these symbols create for both the author and the reader?

Essay Topic 2

How did these experiences serve as a lens for both how these women saw the world and themselves? What did these women gain from these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss three pieces in the anthology in terms of the imagery used and how imagery impacts both the literary and thematic aspects of the work.

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