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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the netting in "The Window's Netting" refer to?

2. What is the name of Carrie's brother in "The Window's Netting"?

3. What color is the brother's comb in Blanche Woodbury's poem, "My Brother"?

4. Where does Desi's abuse take place?

5. How old is Lynn Swenson when her grandfather molests her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Louise Thornton's family learn about Uncle Karl's abuse and what did they do about it?

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

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

4. What is "Remembering Dream" about?

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

6. Why did Blanche Woodbury's brother blame her for their mother's illness?

7. What led Jean Monroe to finally tell her mother about her father's abuse?

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

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

10. What happens after Mr. Freeman rapes Maya Angelou?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of powerlessness and empowerment in terms of five women in the anthology. Give specific examples of themes from the pieces chosen for your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

What is the generational effect of child sexual abuse as demonstrated in the lives of these women and what can be done to change this pattern?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of justice and injustice as depicted in several pieces in the anthology.

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