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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 does Jean Monroe finally tell about the abuse?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her best friend.

2. Who is crying in "Remember Dream"?
(a) The father.
(b) The dog.
(c) The sister.
(d) The grandmother.

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

4. What is Jill Morgan addicted to as a child?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Methamphetamine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

5. What is the cause of Uncle Karl's death?
(a) Murder.
(b) Old age.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marty O. Dyke training to work as a printer?

2. Who does the grandfather watch undress in the poem "From My Half Sleep"?

3. Yarrow Morgan's poem describes Yarrow as a __________.

4. What does R.C. see in the middle of the withered wreath in "Remember Dream"?

5. Who is Mr. Freeman in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

2. What happens to Experience Gibbs in second grade?

3. What happens in "The Window's Netting"?

4. How did Desi's grandmother abuse her?

5. What is "Remembering Dream" about?

6. How did Jill Morgan finally end the brutal abuse at the hands of her father and mother?

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

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

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

10. What was Jude Brister's childhood like?

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