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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miscarriages did Anderson's mother have before giving birth to Anderson?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?
(a) She was grounded for two weeks.
(b) She got a mouthful of hair clippings.
(c) She had a bar of soap shoved in her mouth.
(d) She got a spanking.

3. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Impenetrability.
(d) Fear.

4. The introduction of SHOUT states that "this is a story of a girl who lost her voice" (1) and then took what action?
(a) Decided to see what shouting was like.
(b) Found herself a new one.
(c) Gave herself a new one.
(d) Wrote herself a new one.

5. How old was Anderson when saying a particular word in front of the "church ladies" (14) earned her a consequence?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?

2. What experience in a concentration camp healed Anderson's father "just enough that he wept" (8)?

3. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?

4. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?

5. The final time Anderson's mother hit Anderson in the face occurred after what event?

(see the answer key)

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