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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 the little girl in "Shoes" love to do with her father?

2. What kind of music is playing at the party in "The Fourth of July"?

3. What kind of tree is in the backyard of the Kanagy's house?

4. Karen Asherah goes to the Kanagy's for _________.

5. How old is Jade Gates when she was divorced with two young children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who molests Honor Moore?

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

4. How is Lois Phillips Hudson molested in "Why Aren't There More Creative Women?"

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the main thing Lois Phillips Hudson laments in her essay "Why Aren't There More Creative Women""?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role that trust should play in the life of a child and how is this concept both perverted and obliterated for the victims of sexual abuse in this anthology?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the allegorical implications of "A Totally White World." Compare the experience of Hummy to those of Maya Angelou and Billie Holiday.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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