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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helped Anderson get birth control pills to bring with her overseas?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her gym teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her French teacher.

2. The poem entitled "First Marking Period" (166) focuses on which book?
(a) SHOUT.
(b) Speak.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Monster.

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

4. What kind of teacher tells Anderson that she should try out for sports teams in her 10th grade year?
(a) A gym teacher.
(b) A math teacher.
(c) A French teacher.
(d) A biology teacher.

5. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the fall of her 10th grade year?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Tennis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?

2. Which of Anderson's books do Anderson and the librarian discuss within the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?

3. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?

4. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?

5. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?

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