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

2. How many cities does Jill Morgan live in the five years of moving after coming home from the hospital?
(a) Fifteen cities.
(b) Nine cities.
(c) Five cities.
(d) Seven cities.

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

4. What is Yarrow Morgan's mother's reaction to being told about the abuse?
(a) Fear.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yarrow Morgan when she first told her mother about the abuse?

2. The poem "From My Half Sleep" starts with Lynn lying ____________.

3. Who is crying in "Remember Dream"?

4. What does Marty O. Dyke accuse her father of in her poem?

5. How long is Jill Morgan in the hospital after her father rapes her for the first time?

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