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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lee rape Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?

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

4. How old is Maggie Hoyal when she runs away from home?

5. Maggie Hoyal's mother is a _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Desi's grandmother abuse her?

2. What was Jude Brister's childhood like?

3. What does Lynn Swenson come to understand about her mother as she comes to term with her own abuse?

4. What events occur before Mr. Freeman rapes Maya Angelou?

5. What is some of the success Maya Angelou has experienced in her life?

6. What brought about the creation of "I Never Told Anyone"?

7. What is Marty O. Dyke's poem "Yeah I'm Blaming You" about?

8. Why did Blanche Woodbury's brother blame her for their mother's illness?

9. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

10. What was Yarrow Morgan's childhood like?

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