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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. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?

2. The man featured at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) was convicted by a jury after what length of a deliberation?

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

4. Which member of Anderson's family says that children should be told to follow their nightmares?

5. Anderson states that she speaks to thousands of teens and hundreds of which other group of people at book festivals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What quality of icebergs does Anderson liken to her move to Washington, D.C. in the poem entitled “calving iceberg” (138) and why?

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

3. What list does Anderson provide within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206) and for what purpose does she include this list?

4. What is one suggestion that Anderson provides in relation to how young women should be instructed in a different manner than the ways in which they are currently taught?

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

6. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict her return to the United States after her time in Denmark?

7. How does the theme of class difference arise within the poem entitled “sweet-and-sour tea” (142)?

8. 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?

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

10. How does Anderson go about creating an interdisciplinary work of literature within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Anderson’s focus on the theme of courage within the poetry memoir entitled SHOUT.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Anderson instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of SHOUT.

Essay Topic 3

What message does Anderson send within the pages of SHOUT concerning the link between communication and healing?

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