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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 poem "Lovebrarians," Anderson heralds the kindness of librarians and what other figures?
(a) Lunch ladies.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Bus drivers.
(d) Policemen.

2. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?
(a) Biology.
(b) French.
(c) Precalculus.
(d) Social Studies.

3. Anderson describes attending what kind of event for the older brother in her host family?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Baptism.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Funeral.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of teacher tells Anderson that she should try out for sports teams in her 10th grade year?

2. How many times did Anderson's father hit Anderson's mother after the beating that robbed her of her teeth?

3. In what grade did Anderson move from the country to the city?

4. Mr. P. asks Anderson to join which club at her high school?

5. When Anderson embarked upon her trip overseas, she wore a medal bearing the image of which saint?

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