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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson's mother used to resemble which famous actress?
(a) Katherine Hepburn.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Rita Hayworth.
(d) Charlize Theron.

2. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?
(a) Session one.
(b) Mic test.
(c) Transmission from the Satellite Heart.
(d) Open mic.

3. When Anderson's father saw his friend die in front of him, they were both repairing airplanes in what location?
(a) Japan.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

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 cooked a meal for the survivors.
(d) He delivered a lost child to its mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?

3. Who taught Anderson to drive a car at a young age?

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

5. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

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