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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

2. Initially, Anderson was told that she would not be able to study abroad due to what type of problem?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Mental.
(c) Social.
(d) Financial.

3. Anderson and her family were terrified for years that Anderson's father would take what action?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Vanish.
(c) Go to jail.
(d) Commit suicide.

4. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Nicotine.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Caffeine.

5. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?
(a) She shrieked in his ear.
(b) She bit him.
(c) She stabbed him.
(d) She kicked him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson's parents are described as having taken what action whenever something "horrible" (66) happened?

2. In what language does Anderson say she often dreams?

3. How many times did Anderson's father hit Anderson's mother after the beating that robbed her of her teeth?

4. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?

5. How many foreign exchange students from all corners of the world were along on Anderson's study abroad program trip, including Anderson herself?

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