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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did Anderson's father hit Anderson's mother after the beating that robbed her of her teeth?
(a) Many.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

3. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

4. How much time went by before Anderson began to worry about pregnancy as a result of her rape?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Hours.

5. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?
(a) Pans of peanut brittle.
(b) Banana splits.
(c) Rice Krispie treats.
(d) Peanut butter chews.

6. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?
(a) When her friend's little sister was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke her leg.
(b) When Anderson was riding her bike and ran over a cat.
(c) When her friend's little brother was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke his leg.
(d) When her friend's little sister called her fat.

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

8. 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) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Camping.

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

10. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?
(a) He studied to be an electrician.
(b) He studied to be a preacher.
(c) He worked as a garbage collector.
(d) He was in an apprenticeship with an auto mechanic.

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

12. In what country did Anderson spend time in a study abroad program?
(a) France.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Belgium.

13. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?
(a) Biology.
(b) French.
(c) Precalculus.
(d) Social Studies.

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

15. In what location did Anderson's parents live while they waited for Anderson's mother's mouth to heal and for her false teeth to arrive?
(a) With his aunts in the mountains.
(b) With her parents at the coast.
(c) With her parents in the mountains.
(d) With his parents at the coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Anderson spend in a study abroad program?

2. What word did Anderson say as a child to earn a consequence from her mother?

3. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?

4. How many miscarriages did Anderson's mother have before giving birth to Anderson?

5. At what time of year does Anderson arrive at the home of her host family overseas?

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