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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Experience Gibb's uncle in "1952, And Other Years"?
(a) Max.
(b) Mack.
(c) Dell.
(d) Dave.

2. Where is Marty O. Dyke born?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Ohio.
(d) California.

3. Where does Maya Angelou spend her Saturdays in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
(a) Park.
(b) Library.
(c) Store.
(d) Neighbors.

4. How old is Jill Morgan when her father ties her to the bed with his belt to rape her?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Eleven years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

5. What is the name of Maya Angelou's brother?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Brian.
(c) Brandon.
(d) Bailey.

6. What is the name of Carrie's brother in "The Window's Netting"?
(a) Kent.
(b) Luke.
(c) Lee.
(d) Keith.

7. Who is crying in "Remember Dream"?
(a) The sister.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) The father.
(d) The dog.

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

9. What do Louise Thornton's parents give her for high school graduation?
(a) A trip.
(b) A car.
(c) Money.
(d) A watch.

10. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father raped her?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 11 years old.

11. How old is Lynn Swenson when she started to write poetry?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

12. Where does most of Yarrow Morgan's poem take place?
(a) A couch.
(b) A crib.
(c) A bed.
(d) A car.

13. What does Maya Angelou's mother think is wrong with her daughter after the rape?
(a) Menstrual cramps.
(b) Faking it.
(c) Measles.
(d) Flu.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father started abusing her?

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

3. Where are Frank and Uncle Karl going to go on a trip when Frank refused to join him?

4. What does Marty O. Dyke accuse her father of in her poem?

5. Where does Maggie Hoyal's family go for her father's work?

(see the answer keys)

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