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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. Maya Angelou said that her rape was a matter of the needle giving because the _________ can't.
(a) Camel.
(b) Child.
(c) Thread.
(d) Lamb.

2. How old is Blanche Woodbury's brother when he began abusing her?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

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

4. What is Yarrow Morgan's mother's reaction to being told about the abuse?
(a) Ridicule.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Disgust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Karl's nickname for Louise Thornton?

2. Where does Maggie Hoyal grow up?

3. Where does Maya Angelou's mother work?

4. Yarrow Morgan is born in _____________.

5. Where does most of Yarrow Morgan's poem take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is "Remembering Dream" about?

5. What does Lynn Swenson describe in her poem called "From My Half-Sleep"?

6. What was Maggie Hoyal's childhood like and what caused her to write about her abuse?

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

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

9. Why didn't Experience Gibbs want to contribute to this anthology?

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

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