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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. 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) Slay it.
(c) Release it.
(d) Forget it.

3. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?
(a) Co-pariah.
(b) Co-conspirator.
(c) Co-author.
(d) Co-rebel.

4. 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) Parody.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

5. Anderson states that when she was young, her father used to take her out of school on a whim so that they could engage in which activity together?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Paddle boarding.
(c) Mountain climbing.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?

2. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?

3. The poem entitled "First Marking Period" (166) focuses on which book?

4. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?

5. In the poem entitled "blowing up" (177) Anderson states that victims of intercourse-free sexual violence are entitled to have attention paid to what?

(see the answer key)

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