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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?
(a) Her mother and grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) No one.

2. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) She runs.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She screams.
(d) She smiles.

3. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?
(a) The library.
(b) Home.
(c) School.
(d) The bus stop.

4. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?
(a) Over 3,000,000.
(b) Over 1,000,000.
(c) Over 100,000.
(d) Over 500,000.

5. The celebration centered on Anderson's older brother within her host family lasts until what time of day?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Anderson embarked upon her trip overseas, she wore a medal bearing the image of which saint?

2. How old was Anderson when she went overseas to study abroad?

3. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

4. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?

5. Anderson reports that her father again found work in what arena after a period of years?

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