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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Anderson's family says that children should be told to follow their nightmares?
(a) Anderson's mother.
(b) Anderson's sister.
(c) Anderson's father.
(d) Auntie Laurie.

2. In what grade did Anderson move from the country to the city?
(a) 5th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

3. What experience in a concentration camp healed Anderson's father "just enough that he wept" (8)?
(a) He cooked a meal for the survivors.
(b) He helped a mother give birth.
(c) He saved a little boy from drowning.
(d) He delivered a lost child to its mother.

4. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?
(a) Her favorite teacher.
(b) Her cat.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. The second and final stanza of the poem "my peculiar condition arboreal" states that a "quiet forest ranger" had taught her how to "listen to" (267) objects of what type?
(a) Feelings.
(b) The wind.
(c) Birds.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Anderson spend time in a study abroad program?

2. After how many years did Anderson's father regain a position within a certain line of work he had previously done?

3. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?

4. What kind of textbooks were censored in Anderson's high school?

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

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