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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many foreign exchange students from all corners of the world were along on Anderson's study abroad program trip, including Anderson herself?
(a) 39.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 29.

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

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

6. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?
(a) She was grounded for two weeks.
(b) She got a spanking.
(c) She had a bar of soap shoved in her mouth.
(d) She got a mouthful of hair clippings.

7. For how many years did Anderson's family live in the house on Berkeley Street?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

11. Anderson describes attending what kind of event for the older brother in her host family?
(a) Funeral.
(b) Baptism.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Confirmation.

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

13. What word did Anderson say as a child to earn a consequence from her mother?
(a) Shit.
(b) Damn.
(c) Butt.
(d) Hell.

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

15. To which famous artist does Anderson allude when she describes finding out about her father's PTSD-fueled beating of her mother before she was born?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Matisse.
(c) Dali.
(d) Warhol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?

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

3. What kind of burns are said to have the potential to be lethal?

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

5. When Anderson was young, she and her friends liked to pretend they were taking what action as they rode their bikes?

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