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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 is the name of the sister Ann shares a room with in "Trophy Girl"?

2. Miriam Monasch's father calls her his little _________.

3. How old is Jana Vincenti's mom, Arlene, when she is raped and becomes pregnant with Jana?

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

5. Miriam's brother in "The Fourth of July" knows the Jefferson boy from ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the poem "Peaches of My Childhood"?

3. What happens to the little girl in Martha Roger's story "Street Fair"?

4. What happened to Lillian Kelly and how did she handle the pain that followed?

5. What were the effects of several occurrences of sexual abuse on Miriam Monasch when she was younger?

6. What was Honor Moore's childhood like?

7. What two incidents with the priest did Beverly Sky have conflicting feelings about?

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

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

10. Who were the Kanagys to Karen Asherah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the more brutal stories of abuse in "It Began for Me" and "A Totally White World" in terms of tone and thematic content.

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

Discuss the themes of justice and injustice as depicted in several pieces in the anthology.

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