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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 Jean Monroe want to assure her father of the first time he touches her?

2. Which of Maggie Hoyal's brother's goes to live with her mother?

3. How old is Lynn Swenson when she started to write poetry?

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

5. Mr. Freeman sends Maya Angelou to the store to buy what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is some of the success Maya Angelou has experienced in her life?

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

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

4. What was Jude Brister's childhood like?

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

6. Under what circumstances was Jill Morgan hospitalized for several weeks at age four?

7. What does Lynn Swenson come to understand about her mother as she comes to term with her own abuse?

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

9. How did Desi's grandmother abuse her?

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

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

Discuss the purpose of this analogy, the effectiveness of the pieces chosen and whether that purpose was accomplished. Give specific examples of analogies from the pieces chosen for your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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