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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Impenetrability.

2. What piece of medical equipment did Anderson's father refuse in the last years of his life?
(a) A walker.
(b) A pacemaker.
(c) An oxygen machine.
(d) A cane.

3. What did the professor in "drawn and quartered" do to make his class feel slightly dirty upon exiting his class?
(a) He drew pictures.
(b) He gave compliments.
(c) He used inappropriate touch.
(d) He sang songs.

4. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

5. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pain.
(d) Triumph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson's mother used to resemble which famous actress?

2. The poem entitled "Piccolo" largely focuses on what year?

3. What is the last name of the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?

4. The poem entitled "beeched" claims that "when one suffers,/all are" (285) what?

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

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