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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. Where does Uncle Karl invite Louise Thornton's brother, Frank, to go with him?

2. Where does Maya Angelou's mother work?

3. What does Mr. Freeman tell Maya Angelou happened after he molests her the first time?

4. How old is Desi when her grandmother began abusing her?

5. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father raped her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "Remembering Dream" about?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What events occur before Mr. Freeman rapes Maya Angelou?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss some of the things that these women lost, sometimes even through the next generation, as a result of childhood abuse.

Essay Topic 2

How did these experiences serve as a lens for both how these women saw the world and themselves? What did these women gain from these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between guilt and shame and the role these emotions played in the pieces throughout the anthology. Give examples by using quotes to support your discussion.

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