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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to Anderson herself, who else fixed the problem keeping Anderson from studying abroad?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What does the Wite-out in the poem entitled "calving iceberg" (138) symbolize?
(a) Scarcity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Hope.

3. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dusk.
(d) After work.

4. What objects did Anderson sell over the phone as one of her money-making stints at Georgetown?
(a) Vacuum cleaners.
(b) CDs.
(c) Hair trimmers.
(d) Books.

5. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?
(a) Pig.
(b) Goat.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Lavender.

Short Answer Questions

1. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?

2. What do the lottery tickets symbolize in the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?

3. Anderson and her family were terrified for years that Anderson's father would take what action?

4. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?

5. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?

(see the answer key)

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