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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 59-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what concentration camps was Anderson's father sent later in his military career?
(a) Dachau and Buchenwald.
(b) Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald.
(c) Dachau and Auschwitz.
(d) All of them.

3. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her favorite teacher.
(d) Her cat.

4. To which famous artist does Anderson allude when she describes finding out about her father's PTSD-fueled beating of her mother before she was born?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Dali.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Warhol.

5. How old was Anderson's father when he saw his friend killed in front of him?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?

2. At what time of year does Anderson arrive at the home of her host family overseas?

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

4. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?

5. How long did Anderson spend in a study abroad program?

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