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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name "Halse" (287) is said to rhyme with what word?
(a) Palsy.
(b) Waltz.
(c) Pails.
(d) Schmaltz.

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

3. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?
(a) Over 3,000,000.
(b) Over 500,000.
(c) Over 100,000.
(d) Over 1,000,000.

4. The poem entitled "First Marking Period" (166) focuses on which book?
(a) SHOUT.
(b) Monster.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Speak.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Anderson reports that her father again found work in what arena after a period of years?

3. The poem entitled "beeched" claims that "when everyone thrives, we" (285) take what action?

4. In what location did Anderson's parents live while they waited for Anderson's mother's mouth to heal and for her false teeth to arrive?

5. About which family member(s) of Anderson's is the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?

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