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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Frances.
(d) Saint Anthony.

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

4. What method of transportation did Anderson use to reach school during her time overseas?
(a) Skis.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Train.
(d) Moped.

5. Anderson was unable to attend whose funeral because she was studying abroad?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Her uncle's.
(c) Her father's.
(d) Her grandfather's.

6. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

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

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

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

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

11. Which member of Anderson's family wrote poetry?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

12. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Impenetrability.
(d) Fear.

13. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?
(a) Metal.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Fiberglass.

14. At what time of year does Anderson arrive at the home of her host family overseas?
(a) Early fall.
(b) Early winter.
(c) Late summer.
(d) Late spring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade did Anderson move from the country to the city?

2. Anderson's alcoholic parents were fond of what type of alcohol?

3. How old was Anderson when saying a particular word in front of the "church ladies" (14) earned her a consequence?

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

5. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?

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