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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 263-291 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson describes her mother's decision to give her "the most boring job in the world" (132) was actually her mother's way of what?
(a) Praising her.
(b) Teaching her.
(c) Loving her.
(d) Protecting her.

2. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?
(a) National.
(b) Citywide.
(c) Regional.
(d) State.

3. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?
(a) Physics.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Art.
(d) Biology.

4. What sort of tree is featured at the center of a poem about a tough old woman cutting down a tree?
(a) Maple.
(b) Gum.
(c) Oak.
(d) Mulberry.

5. Anderson's mother told her that her father had gone to what city during his lengthy absence?
(a) New York City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Boston.
(d) Albuquerque.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What objects did Anderson sell over the phone as one of her money-making stints at Georgetown?

3. What piece of medical equipment did Anderson's father refuse in the last years of his life?

4. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?

5. The poem "ordinary damages" (282) focuses on Anderson's relationship with which of her family members?

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