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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. What does Maggie Hoyal tell her father is wrong with her to put him off for a while?
(a) Lice.
(b) Bad cold.
(c) Her period.
(d) Stomach virus.

2. What is Jean Monroe's mother always warning her about?
(a) Nail bitting.
(b) Her father.
(c) Sex.
(d) Slouching.

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

4. Which of Maggie Hoyal's brother's goes to live with her mother?
(a) Bobbie.
(b) Dickie.
(c) Keith.
(d) Ken.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does R.C. see in the middle of the withered wreath in "Remember Dream"?

3. What does Lynn see everywhere at the end of "From My Half Sleep"?

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

5. What is Jill Morgan addicted to as a child?

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