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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was NOT a topic discussed at Anderson's morning assembly before her afternoon talk was ruined by the fire alarm?
(a) Sex.
(b) Self-defense techniques for young women.
(c) Bodies.
(d) Violence.

2. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?
(a) Retail.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

3. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled "innocence" (192)?
(a) Those who speak out against sexual violence.
(b) Those who censor her books.
(c) Those who provide inadequate sex education.
(d) Men who are proud to call themselves feminists.

4. Anderson states that "when you get a letter from jail," (239) what object reads "Not Responsible for Contents" (239)?
(a) The inside of the envelope.
(b) The flap of the envelope.
(c) The stamp.
(d) The front of the envelope.

5. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

6. Which of the following terms most closely resembles the way in which Anderson uses the phrase "bonfire/of his vanities" in the poem entitled "not responsible for contents" (238)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Parody.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

7. How did Anderson come to meet the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?
(a) They met at a literary reading.
(b) They co-authored a book together.
(c) They had mutual friends.
(d) They were both nominated for the same award.

8. In what state was the school where someone pulled the fire alarm at the moment Anderson began her afternoon assembly?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Massachusetts.

9. How many hours' drive did it take for Anderson's family to return home after bringing her to Georgetown?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

10. About which family member(s) of Anderson's is the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
(a) Her sister and mother.
(b) Her grandmother and mother.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Her mother and father.

11. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Art.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

12. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Dairy.
(c) Goat.
(d) Pig.

13. Who pulled the fire alarm at the start of Anderson's second assembly in a particular high school?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Anderson.
(c) The principal.
(d) A student.

14. In the poem entitled "ignore stupid advice," what is NOT a piece of the long list of "stupid advice" (231) offered?
(a) Don't get gaslit.
(b) Don't get raped.
(c) Don't drop out of school.
(d) Don't get T-boned by a drunk.

15. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?
(a) Because the serpent asked her to.
(b) Because she wanted to.
(c) Because she had to.
(d) Because Adam was afraid to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson states that when she was young, her father used to take her out of school on a whim so that they could engage in which activity together?

2. The poem entitled "forgiveness" uses which academic subject as a method of exposing the frequency with which young women experience sexual violence?

3. The poem "shame turned inside out" makes the claim that "shame turned inside out is" (226) what emotion?

4. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?

5. What did the professor in "drawn and quartered" do to make his class feel slightly dirty upon exiting his class?

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