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

2. Maggie Hoyal's mother is a _______________.
(a) Nurse.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Secretary.

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

4. What does the netting in "The Window's Netting" refer to?
(a) Web of lies.
(b) Wedding veil.
(c) Fishing net.
(d) Tent screen.

5. Maya Angelou compares Mr. Freeman to what animal?
(a) A cow.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cities does Jill Morgan live in the five years of moving after coming home from the hospital?

2. What is Jean Monroe wearing the first time her father asks to touch her?

3. Where does Blanche Woodbury say her brother lives in her poem, "My Brother"?

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

5. Where does Desi's abuse take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "These Are the Things I remember" when Maggie tells her mother about what her father did to her?

2. Why does Maya Angelou enjoy Mr. Freeman holding her the first time he abuses her?

3. How were both Jill Morgan's parents responsible for her abuse?

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

5. How does Bella Moon describe the abuse she suffered in her story "Silence"?

6. What is "Remembering Dream" about?

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

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

9. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

10. What was Yarrow Morgan's childhood like?

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