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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. What is Jean Monroe wearing the first time her father asks to touch her?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Dress.
(c) Blouse.
(d) Skirt.

2. What does Lynn see everywhere at the end of "From My Half Sleep"?
(a) Rage.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Sand.
(d) Blood.

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

4. What does Maggie Hoyal tell her father is wrong with her to put him off for a while?
(a) Stomach virus.
(b) Her period.
(c) Lice.
(d) Bad cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the grandfather watch undress in the poem "From My Half Sleep"?

2. Where does most of Yarrow Morgan's poem take place?

3. What is the name of Carrie's brother in "The Window's Netting"?

4. The story "These are the Things I Remember" starts with Maggie Hoyal's memory of what?

5. Where is Marty O. Dyke training to work as a printer?

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