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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 color is the bedroom of Naomi Schwartz's parents?

2. Where is the shoe store in Pat Parker's story "Shoes"?

3. For how many years does Beverly Sky's father refuse to speak to her after the incident with the priest?

4. Where is Lillian Kelly born?

5. Who molests Lillian Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Kate Millett?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Ellen Bass in the Introduction, why is there such a stigma associated with childhood sexual abuse? Why does Bass contend that openly discussing sexual abuse will help diminish this stigma and perhaps even the frequency with which the abuse is perpetrated? Do you agree or disagree?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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