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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Anderson come to meet the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?
(a) They co-authored a book together.
(b) They met at a literary reading.
(c) They had mutual friends.
(d) They were both nominated for the same award.

2. What is the title of the poem that focuses on Anderson's mother's great height for her age?
(a) "Tangled."
(b) "Blood Moon."
(c) "Lost boys."
(d) "Piccolo."

3. Anderson's alcoholic parents were fond of what type of alcohol?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

4. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?
(a) Goat.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Pig.

5. What was Anderson's most difficult class in her time abroad?
(a) Psychology.
(b) French.
(c) English literature.
(d) Danish literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?

2. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?

3. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?

4. Who helped Anderson get birth control pills to bring with her overseas?

5. Anderson states that in her school abroad, the students had been allowed to engage in what activity during class?

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