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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Anderson's father when he saw his friend killed in front of him?
(a) 24.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

4. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being what "as hell"?

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

3. At what time of year does Anderson arrive at the home of her host family overseas?

4. What is the name of the priest featured at the center of the poem entitled "a boy, a priest unholy" (244)?

5. The man featured at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) was convicted by a jury after what length of a deliberation?

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