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

2. Karen Asherah goes to the Kanagy's for _________.
(a) Daycare.
(b) A party.
(c) Swim lessons.
(d) Sunday school.

3. What is the title of Kate Millett's first book?
(a) Trip to the Looney Bin.
(b) Sexual Politics.
(c) Flying.
(d) Prostitution Papers.

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

5. Who molests Lillian Kelly?
(a) Gardener.
(b) A friend's father.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Next door neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl's family think is making her sick in "Street Fair"?

2. What color is the bedroom of Naomi Schwartz's parents?

3. How old is Jana Vincenti when her mother helps her write "Daughter," about when she was raped?

4. Where is Beverly Sky born?

5. Who does Billie Holiday make her first record with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Karen Asherah not tell her mother about Daddy Kanagy's unwanted touches?

2. What is the main thing Lois Phillips Hudson laments in her essay "Why Aren't There More Creative Women""?

3. What further indignity does Billie Holiday suffer after nearly being raped?

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

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

6. Who were the Kanagys to Karen Asherah?

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

8. Why is the idea of innocence important to Jake Gates in "And Now"?

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

10. What did the priest's unwanted kiss cost Beverly Sky in "A Priest Kiss"?

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