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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 163-262.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state was the school where someone pulled the fire alarm at the moment Anderson began her afternoon assembly?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

2. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She screams.
(c) She smiles.
(d) She runs.

3. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Rollerskating.
(d) Indoor soccer.

4. The poem entitled "emerging" on page 254 focuses on the strength and volatility of which group of people?
(a) Women.
(b) The young.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Poets.

5. In what kind of store at the mall did Anderson work during her teenage years?
(a) Baked goods.
(b) Fragrance.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of transportation did Anderson use to reach school during her time overseas?

2. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

3. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the fall of her 10th grade year?

4. Russell Hoban declared that which of his favorite writers was a "man without eyelids" (70)?

5. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?

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