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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. Maggie Hoyal's mother is a _______________.

2. What does R.C. lift out the window in "Remembering Dream"?

3. Who threatens her father when Jill Morgan leaves the hospital?

4. What does Marty O. Dyke accuse her father of in her poem?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was R.C.'s childhood like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the paradox that often exists for children who experienced sexual abuse? How does this paradox affect both how they endure the abuse and how they handle the aftermath?

Essay Topic 3

How has reading this anthology helped form your view of child sexual abuse? What should be done to help survivors, both as children and adults, deal with the abuse? What should be done to punish or help the abusers?

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