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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 many children does Lois Phillips Hudson say Mr. Ahmann had?

2. What does the young man use to distract Honor Moore's baby brother?

3. What color is the car that the man drives who stops to offer Kate Millett a ride in the snowstorm?

4. Where is Miriam molested in "The Fourth of July"?

5. What form is the poem "First Time: 1950" written in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jana Vincenti's mother want to help her deal with the pain of the rape?

2. What was Ann Simonton's experience as a model?

3. What happens in the story "Trophy Girl"?

4. Who is Patsy in the poem "Peaches of My Childhood"?

5. What happens to Pat Parker in her story "Shoes"?

6. Why is the idea of innocence important to Jake Gates in "And Now"?

7. What did the priest's unwanted kiss cost Beverly Sky in "A Priest Kiss"?

8. What happens in "The Fourth of July"?

9. What happens to Jana Vincenti when she is only seven?

10. Who is Kate Millett?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare this anthology to other works about child sexual abuse in terms of content, theme and the p of its message.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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