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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 her parents at the coast.
(b) With his parents at the coast.
(c) With his aunts in the mountains.
(d) With her parents in the mountains.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?
(a) 12th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 9th.

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

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

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

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

13. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her cat.
(d) Her favorite teacher.

14. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

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 sister called her fat.
(d) When her friend's little brother was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke his leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of textbooks were censored in Anderson's high school?

2. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?

3. The final time Anderson's mother hit Anderson in the face occurred after what event?

4. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?

5. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?

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