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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. Where is Miriam molested in "The Fourth of July"?
(a) Pool.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Living room.

2. What is the name of the little girl's brother in "Street Fair"?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jack.
(c) Kent.
(d) Kevin.

3. How old is Billie Holiday when she began to sing professionally?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 19 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

4. What form is the poem "First Time: 1950" written in?
(a) Sestina.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Ode.

5. What kind of tree is in the backyard of the Kanagy's house?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Mulberry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lois Phillips Hudson is a professor at which university?

2. How old is Ann Simonton in the story "Trophy Girl"?

3. What is the name of the mom's boyfriend who rapes Jana Vincenti?

4. How old is Beverly Sky before she steps into a church again after the incident with the priest?

5. Where is Lillian Kelly born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the effects of several occurrences of sexual abuse on Miriam Monasch when she was younger?

2. What happens in the poem "Peaches of My Childhood"?

3. What happened to Lillian Kelly and how did she handle the pain that followed?

4. What happens to Jana Vincenti when she is only seven?

5. Who is Patsy in the poem "Peaches of My Childhood"?

6. What analogy does Lillian Kelly use to describe how the pain of the molestation affected her life?

7. What happens to Pat Parker in her story "Shoes"?

8. Under what circumstances does Billie Holiday end up in a bedroom with the man who rapes her?

9. Who were the Kanagys to Karen Asherah?

10. Who molests Honor Moore?

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