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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. Which of Anderson's books do Anderson and the librarian discuss within the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) Speak.
(b) Prom.
(c) Believe.
(d) SHOUT.

2. After how many years did Anderson's father regain a position within a certain line of work he had previously done?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?
(a) Retail.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Journalism.

4. Anderson states that "when you get a letter from jail," (239) what object reads "Not Responsible for Contents" (239)?
(a) The stamp.
(b) The flap of the envelope.
(c) The front of the envelope.
(d) The inside of the envelope.

5. The poem "tsunami" depicts how many survivors of sexual violence struggling to metaphorically keep their heads above water?
(a) Millions.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the professor in "drawn and quartered" do to make his class feel slightly dirty upon exiting his class?

2. The poem entitled "emerging" on page 254 focuses on the strength and volatility of which group of people?

3. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?

4. Which celebrity does Anderson name as a woman who "was three months older than" (129) she is?

5. What is the name of the priest featured at the center of the poem entitled "a boy, a priest unholy" (244)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Anderson credit with teaching her everything she knows about (170) her “responsibility to [her] readers”?

2. How does Anderson instill suspense into a particular moment within her poetry memoir?

3. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?

4. What instruction does Anderson give to the reader at the end of the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206) and what is her purpose for doing so?

5. How does the motif of dreams enter Anderson’s poetry memoir?

6. To what location is Anderson referring when she discusses her “last leaving” and her “predawn trip” in the poem “calving iceberg” (138)?

7. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?

8. How does the theme of family bonds enter the part of the memoir about Anderson’s return home from Denmark?

9. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

10. In what way does the sound motif appear within SHOUT?

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