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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 had taken how many years of French before embarking on her trip to study abroad?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. In the poem entitled "ignore stupid advice," what is NOT a piece of the long list of "stupid advice" (231) offered?
(a) Don't get T-boned by a drunk.
(b) Don't get raped.
(c) Don't get gaslit.
(d) Don't drop out of school.

4. The children's book author Russell Hoban wrote children's books about a family of what type of animals?
(a) Giraffes.
(b) Hippos.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Deer.

5. About which family member of Anderson's is the poem entitled "piccolo" (272)?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem entitled "inappropriate dictators," Anderson states that "censorship is the child of" (191) what?

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

4. Anderson states that "when you get a letter from jail," (239) what object reads "Not Responsible for Contents" (239)?

5. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?

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