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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) With his parents at the coast.
(b) With her parents in the mountains.
(c) With his aunts in the mountains.
(d) With her parents at the coast.

2. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?
(a) Lifeguards.
(b) Friends.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Parents.

3. 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.

4. What experience in a concentration camp healed Anderson's father "just enough that he wept" (8)?
(a) He helped a mother give birth.
(b) He saved a little boy from drowning.
(c) He delivered a lost child to its mother.
(d) He cooked a meal for the survivors.

5. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cow.
(c) A pig.
(d) A hippo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?

2. Which member of Anderson's family wrote poetry?

3. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?

4. In the poem "Lovebrarians," Anderson heralds the kindness of librarians and what other figures?

5. The introduction of SHOUT states that "this is a story of a girl who lost her voice" (1) and then took what action?

(see the answer key)

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