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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 the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?
(a) Because Adam was afraid to.
(b) Because she had to.
(c) Because the serpent asked her to.
(d) Because she wanted to.

2. Who pulled the fire alarm at the start of Anderson's second assembly in a particular high school?
(a) A student.
(b) Anderson.
(c) The principal.
(d) A teacher.

3. The poem entitled "First Marking Period" (166) focuses on which book?
(a) Monster.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) Speak.
(d) SHOUT.

4. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being what "as hell"?
(a) Deaf.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Blind.

5. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?

2. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?

3. To which group of people is Anderson referring when she describes trolls hiding under bridges and dogs hunting a particular icon?

4. When Anderson embarked upon her trip overseas, she wore a medal bearing the image of which saint?

5. What was the duration of Anderson's father's long absence during her adolescence?

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