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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Lifeguards.
(d) Friends.

2. What kind of burns are said to have the potential to be lethal?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Rope.
(c) Sun.
(d) Rug.

3. Mr. P. asks Anderson to join which club at her high school?
(a) International Club.
(b) Key Club.
(c) Math Club.
(d) Debate Club.

4. Initially, Anderson was told that she would not be able to study abroad due to what type of problem?
(a) Mental.
(b) Social.
(c) Financial.
(d) Emotional.

5. Anderson's mother used to resemble which famous actress?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Katherine Hepburn.
(c) Rita Hayworth.
(d) Charlize Theron.

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

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

8. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?
(a) Open mic.
(b) Transmission from the Satellite Heart.
(c) Session one.
(d) Mic test.

9. The final time Anderson's mother hit Anderson in the face occurred after what event?
(a) Anderson's mother losing her job.
(b) Anderson's father hitting Anderson's mother.
(c) Anderson's father losing his job.
(d) Anderson's father cursing at Anderson's mother.

10. At what age did Anderson's mother take her to a pond for swimming lessons?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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

12. The children's book author Russell Hoban wrote children's books about a family of what type of animals?
(a) Hippos.
(b) Badgers.
(c) Giraffes.
(d) Deer.

13. The celebration centered on Anderson's older brother within her host family lasts until what time of day?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dusk.

14. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?
(a) Nicotine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Alcohol.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?

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

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

4. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

5. Anderson had taken how many years of French before embarking on her trip to study abroad?

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