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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 163-262.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Anderson's family says that children should be told to follow their nightmares?
(a) Anderson's sister.
(b) Auntie Laurie.
(c) Anderson's mother.
(d) Anderson's father.

2. Which celebrity does Anderson name as a woman who "was three months older than" (129) she is?
(a) Farrah Fawcett.
(b) Aaliyah.
(c) Lady Diana.
(d) Brittany Murphy.

3. How old was Anderson when she went overseas to study abroad?
(a) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

4. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?
(a) Noon.
(b) After work.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Afternoon.

5. 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) Warhol.
(d) Matisse.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "inappropriate dictators" (191) begins with a portrait of a public school superintendent from which state?

2. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?

3. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?

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

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

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