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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. At what time of year does Anderson arrive at the home of her host family overseas?
(a) Early fall.
(b) Early winter.
(c) Late spring.
(d) Late summer.

4. A family member of Anderson's likes to say that people should follow their nightmares, "cuz once you figure out what's eating you alive/you can" (158) take what action?
(a) Diffuse it.
(b) Release it.
(c) Slay it.
(d) Forget it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Anderson preyed upon by a male professor during her time at college?

2. After how many years did Anderson's father regain a position within a certain line of work he had previously done?

3. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?

4. What major life change did Anderson find that her parents had made upon her return from Denmark?

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

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