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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) Loving her.
(b) Teaching her.
(c) Praising her.
(d) Protecting her.

2. Anderson states that when she was young, her father used to take her out of school on a whim so that they could engage in which activity together?
(a) Mountain climbing.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Paddle boarding.

3. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Nicotine.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Alcohol.

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

5. The poem entitled "inappropriate dictators" (191) begins with a portrait of a public school superintendent from which state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

2. To how many years in prison was the man at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) sentenced?

3. Which member of Anderson's family came home from military service during Anderson's father's last years?

4. At what age was the character featured in the poem entitled "First Marking Period" raped?

5. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?

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