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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson states that in her school abroad, the students had been allowed to engage in what activity during class?
(a) Chewing gum.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Texting.
(d) Knitting.

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

3. Anderson and her family were terrified for years that Anderson's father would take what action?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Go to jail.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Vanish.

4. Anderson states that when she was not using her drug of choice, the only other action that would help her breathe was what?
(a) Painting.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Camping.

5. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?
(a) The bus stop.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) The library.

6. Who helped Anderson get birth control pills to bring with her overseas?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her gym teacher.
(d) Her French teacher.

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

8. How many miscarriages did Anderson's mother have before giving birth to Anderson?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

9. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?
(a) A horse.
(b) A hippo.
(c) A cow.
(d) A pig.

10. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?
(a) 9th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 12th.

11. When Anderson embarked upon her trip overseas, she wore a medal bearing the image of which saint?
(a) Saint Christopher.
(b) Saint Anthony.
(c) Saint Frances.
(d) Saint Augustine.

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

13. Russell Hoban declared that which of his favorite writers was a "man without eyelids" (70)?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Capote.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Salinger.

14. How old was Anderson when she went overseas to study abroad?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

15. Anderson's parents are described as having taken what action whenever something "horrible" (66) happened?
(a) They screamed at their children.
(b) They scattered.
(c) They called a family meeting.
(d) They got drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what concentration camps was Anderson's father sent later in his military career?

2. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?

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

4. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the spring of her 10th grade year?

5. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?

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