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

2. Mr. Freeman sends Maya Angelou to the store to buy what?
(a) Candy.
(b) Milk.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Eggs.

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

4. Yarrow Morgan's poem describes Yarrow as a __________.
(a) Baby.
(b) Child.
(c) Woman.
(d) Teenager.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean Monroe want to assure her father of the first time he touches her?

2. Who is crying in "Remember Dream"?

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

4. Who does R.C. bury in the "Remembering Dream"?

5. What is the title of Yarrow Morgan's poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Experience Gibbs in second grade?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What two animals does Maya Angelou compare Mr. Freeman to In "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

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

9. What happens to Maggie at age fourteen in "These Are the Things I Remember"?

10. Why does Maya stop talking for a time after Mr. Freeman's trial?

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