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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Freeman tell Maya Angelou happened after he molests her the first time?
(a) He loves her.
(b) She is a naughty girl.
(c) Her mother will hate her.
(d) She wet the bed.

2. What does Lynn see everywhere at the end of "From My Half Sleep"?
(a) Rage.
(b) Blood.
(c) Emptiness.
(d) Sand.

3. What does Maya Angelou do on the stand during Mr. Freeman's trial?
(a) Lie.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Faint.
(d) Cry.

4. What could Lynn Swenson taste after her grandfather left her?
(a) Spearmint.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Blood.
(d) Beer.

5. Who is Greermar in "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Grandmother.

6. Where does Maya Angelou live in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
(a) New York City.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) San Diego.
(d) St. Louis.

7. Where does Maggie Hoyal's family go for her father's work?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) St. Lucia.
(d) Barbados.

8. Who does Mr. Freeman threaten to kill if Maya Angelou tells about what he did?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Maya.

9. What does R.C. see in the middle of the withered wreath in "Remember Dream"?
(a) Her father's head.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her mother's head.

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

11. Who molests Bella Moon?
(a) Foster parents.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Foster brother.
(d) Father.

12. Whose skeleton does R.C. see lying on the bed in "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

13. Where does Desi's abuse take place?
(a) The car.
(b) The bathtub.
(c) The bed.
(d) The yard.

14. How old is Maya Angelou in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 8 years old.

15. What color is the brother's comb in Blanche Woodbury's poem, "My Brother"?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father raped her?

3. How old is Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?

4. What does Maggie Hoyal tell her father is wrong with her to put him off for a while?

5. What is the name of Experience Gibb's uncle in "1952, And Other Years"?

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