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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the spring of her 10th grade year?
(a) Golf.
(b) Track.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Softball.

2. To how many years in prison was the man at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) sentenced?
(a) 90.
(b) 40.
(c) 5.
(d) 180.

3. Which of the following terms most closely resembles the way in which Anderson uses the phrase "bonfire/of his vanities" in the poem entitled "not responsible for contents" (238)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Parody.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

5. The introduction of SHOUT states that "this is a story of a girl who lost her voice" (1) and then took what action?
(a) Gave herself a new one.
(b) Found herself a new one.
(c) Decided to see what shouting was like.
(d) Wrote herself a new one.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students did Anderson speak to at the morning assembly before her afternoon assembly was cut off by the fire alarm?

2. Which member of Anderson's family wrote poetry?

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

4. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?

5. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?

(see the answer key)

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