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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. How old is Jill Morgan when her father rapes her for the first time?
(a) 4 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 2 years old.

2. How old is Maya Angelou in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jill Morgan addicted to as a child?

2. How old is Lynn Swenson when she started to write poetry?

3. Yarrow Morgan is born in _____________.

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

5. How old is Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the poem by Yarrow Morgan?

3. What events does Jean Monroe describe in "California Daughter/1950"?

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

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

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

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

8. What was R.C.'s childhood like?

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

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

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