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

2. What does the little girl in "Shoes" love to do with her father?

3. How old is Billie Holiday when she began to sing professionally?

4. What color is the Jefferson's living room in The Fourth of July?

5. What religious occasion is it on the day Beverly Sky goes to the church early?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who molests Honor Moore?

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

Essay Topic 3

How has reading this anthology helped form your view of child sexual abuse? What should be done to help survivors, both as children and adults, deal with the abuse? What should be done to punish or help the abusers?

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