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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 does Carrie go with her father and brother in "The Window's Netting"?
(a) A cabin.
(b) A campground.
(c) A lake.
(d) A hike.

2. Maggie Hoyal's father took her virginity as "payment" for what?
(a) Love.
(b) Rent.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothes.

3. Who threatens her father when Jill Morgan leaves the hospital?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The social worker.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father started abusing her?
(a) Two years old.
(b) Six months old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Nine months old.

5. How old is Jill Morgan when her father ties her to the bed with his belt to rape her?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marty O. Dyke blaming in her poem?

2. How many autobiographical books did Maya Angelou write?

3. How old is Lynn Swenson when her grandfather molests her?

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

5. Where does Maya Angelou spend her Saturdays in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

(see the answer key)

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