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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Anderson when saying a particular word in front of the "church ladies" (14) earned her a consequence?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

5. How old was Anderson's father when he saw his friend killed in front of him?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?
(a) She shrieked in his ear.
(b) She bit him.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She stabbed him.

13. What kind of teacher tells Anderson that she should try out for sports teams in her 10th grade year?
(a) A biology teacher.
(b) A math teacher.
(c) A French teacher.
(d) A gym teacher.

14. To what concentration camps was Anderson's father sent later in his military career?
(a) Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald.
(b) Dachau and Auschwitz.
(c) All of them.
(d) Dachau and Buchenwald.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The celebration centered on Anderson's older brother within her host family lasts until what time of day?

2. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?

3. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?

4. Anderson's parents are described as having taken what action whenever something "horrible" (66) happened?

5. 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?

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