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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 263-291 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anderson's father saw his friend die in front of him, they were both repairing airplanes in what location?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. Anderson was unable to attend whose funeral because she was studying abroad?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Her grandmother's.
(c) Her uncle's.
(d) Her grandfather's.

3. About which family member of Anderson's is the poem entitled "piccolo" (272)?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

4. Anderson describes her mother's decision to give her "the most boring job in the world" (132) was actually her mother's way of what?
(a) Loving her.
(b) Protecting her.
(c) Praising her.
(d) Teaching her.

5. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Fiberglass.
(c) Metal.
(d) Concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem entitled "ordinary damages," (281) Anderson discusses which two elements of her family's legacy with a member of her family?

2. How many times did Anderson's father hit Anderson's mother after the beating that robbed her of her teeth?

3. What IS a method Anderson's father used when he returned from his stay in a mental institution?

4. In what kind of store at the mall did Anderson work during her teenage years?

5. To how many years in prison was the man at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) sentenced?

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