View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the lottery tickets symbolize in the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
(a) Hope.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Desperation.

3. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?
(a) He studied to be an electrician.
(b) He studied to be a preacher.
(c) He was in an apprenticeship with an auto mechanic.
(d) He worked as a garbage collector.

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

5. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?
(a) She stabbed him.
(b) She shrieked in his ear.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She bit him.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What did the professor in "drawn and quartered" do to make his class feel slightly dirty upon exiting his class?

4. What perk of the telemarketing position made Anderson adore her job, though it paid very litte?

5. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 339 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample