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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. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father started abusing her?

2. The story "These are the Things I Remember" starts with Maggie Hoyal's memory of what?

3. What is the name of Experience Gibb's uncle in "1952, And Other Years"?

4. Where does Louise Thornton's cousin Claire and her family live?

5. Maya Angelou compares Mr. Freeman to what animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "The Window's Netting"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Marty O. Dyke's poem "Yeah I'm Blaming You" about?

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

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 three pieces in the anthology in terms of the imagery used and how imagery impacts both the literary and thematic aspects of the work.

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 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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