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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Desi born?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) California.

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

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

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

8. How old is Desi when her grandmother began abusing her?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 3 years old.
(d) 4 years old.

9. Where does Louise Thornton's cousin Claire and her family live?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Texas.

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

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

12. Who else does Jude Brister discover her father had molested?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her stepsister.

13. Where does Carrie go with her father and brother in "The Window's Netting"?
(a) A campground.
(b) A hike.
(c) A lake.
(d) A cabin.

14. Where does Maya Angelou's mother work?
(a) School.
(b) Bar.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Gambling parlors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Men often hassle Jean Monroe as she walks to _____________.

2. How old is Lynn Swenson when she started to write poetry?

3. Who does Mr. Freeman threaten to kill if Maya Angelou tells about what he did?

4. What is Jean Monroe's mother always warning her about?

5. Maya Angelou said that her rape was a matter of the needle giving because the _________ can't.

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