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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 59-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?
(a) He studied to be a preacher.
(b) He worked as a garbage collector.
(c) He studied to be an electrician.
(d) He was in an apprenticeship with an auto mechanic.

2. Anderson states that in her school abroad, the students had been allowed to engage in what activity during class?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Texting.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Chewing gum.

3. Russell Hoban declared that which of his favorite writers was a "man without eyelids" (70)?
(a) Salinger.
(b) Capote.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Hemingway.

4. In what country did Anderson spend time in a study abroad program?
(a) Sweden.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Belgium.

5. Anderson describes attending what kind of event for the older brother in her host family?
(a) Funeral.
(b) Wedding.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Confirmation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What experience in a concentration camp healed Anderson's father "just enough that he wept" (8)?

2. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?

3. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?

4. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?

5. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?

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