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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 girl looking at inside the fence in "Street Fair"?

2. Where was Mr. Ahmann taking Lois Phillips Hudson when he molested her?

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

4. What is the name of the man who tried to rape Billie Holiday?

5. What is the father's name in the story "Shoes"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What further indignity does Billie Holiday suffer after nearly being raped?

2. Why did Karen Asherah not tell her mother about Daddy Kanagy's unwanted touches?

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

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

5. Under what circumstances does Billie Holiday end up in a bedroom with the man who rapes her?

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

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

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

9. Who is Kate Millett?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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