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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. The story "These are the Things I Remember" starts with Maggie Hoyal's memory of what?
(a) A dog.
(b) A beating.
(c) A train.
(d) A tree.

2. Yarrow Morgan is born in _____________.
(a) South Dakota.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Dakota.

3. Maggie Hoyal's mother is a _______________.
(a) Secretary.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Waitress.

4. Where is Jude Brister born?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Idaho.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jill Morgan when her father rapes her for the first time?

2. How many autobiographical books did Maya Angelou write?

3. What could Lynn Swenson taste after her grandfather left her?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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