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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. Yarrow Morgan's poem describes Yarrow as a __________.
(a) Child.
(b) Teenager.
(c) Baby.
(d) Woman.

2. How long is Jill Morgan in the hospital after her father rapes her for the first time?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Overnight.

3. What does R.C. lift out the window in "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her dog.
(c) A child.
(d) A wreath.

4. Where does Maggie Hoyal grow up?
(a) In California.
(b) In Florida.
(c) In St. Lucia.
(d) In Barbados.

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) Twelve years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Eight years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Maya Angelou in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

3. Who else does Jude Brister discover her father had molested?

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

5. Maya Angelou said that her rape was a matter of the needle giving because the _________ can't.

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