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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons in total did Anderson's mother lose in miscarriages?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?
(a) The bus stop.
(b) The library.
(c) Home.
(d) School.

3. To what kind of animal does Anderson compare her mother in the poem entitled "tangled" (277)?
(a) A badger.
(b) A weasel.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A porcupine.

4. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the poem about a strong elderly woman take place?

2. What scientific term does Anderson use to differentiate between herself and the character of Melinda?

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

4. Which of Anderson's books do Anderson and the librarian discuss within the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?

5. Every child Anderson's mother lost to miscarriage had made it to which term of pregnancy?

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