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

2. The poem "From My Half Sleep" starts with Lynn lying ____________.
(a) On the floor.
(b) In a recliner.
(c) On a bed.
(d) In a hammock.

3. How old is Lynn Swenson when her parents divorced?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 9 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

4. Who helps cause her miscarriage the last time Jill Morgan's father attacked her?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does R.C. lift out the window in "Remembering Dream"?

2. What does Mr. Freeman tell Maya Angelou happened after he molests her the first time?

3. What does Jean Monroe want to assure her father of the first time he touches her?

4. Mr. Freeman sends Maya Angelou to the store to buy what?

5. Jean Monroe is born in the ___________.

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