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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state was the school where someone pulled the fire alarm at the moment Anderson began her afternoon assembly?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. According to Anderson, what new undertaking in her writing required her to risk her pride?
(a) Editing.
(b) Shifting genres.
(c) Revision.
(d) Workshops.

3. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?
(a) Rice Krispie treats.
(b) Pans of peanut brittle.
(c) Peanut butter chews.
(d) Banana splits.

4. Who helped Anderson get birth control pills to bring with her overseas?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her gym teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her French teacher.

5. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Leslie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson frowns on parents who tell their children what maxim?

2. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?

3. What was Anderson's mother's final "supper" (272) before her death?

4. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?

5. What IS a method Anderson's father used when he returned from his stay in a mental institution?

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