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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?
(a) Co-author.
(b) Co-pariah.
(c) Co-conspirator.
(d) Co-rebel.

2. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?
(a) No one.
(b) Her mother and grandmother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

3. The poem "shame turned inside out" makes the claim that "shame turned inside out is" (226) what emotion?
(a) Silence.
(b) Fear.
(c) Denial.
(d) Rage.

4. 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 T-boned by a drunk.
(b) Don't drop out of school.
(c) Don't get gaslit.
(d) Don't get raped.

5. What do the lottery tickets symbolize in the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
(a) Hope.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Superstition.

6. According to Anderson, what new undertaking in her writing required her to risk her pride?
(a) Shifting genres.
(b) Editing.
(c) Revision.
(d) Workshops.

7. 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?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Paddle boarding.
(d) Mountain climbing.

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

9. In what language does Anderson say she often dreams?
(a) German.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) French.
(d) Danish.

10. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

11. Anderson states that she speaks to thousands of teens and hundreds of which other group of people at book festivals?
(a) Poets.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Survivors of sexual violence.
(d) Writers.

12. Anderson describes her mother's decision to give her "the most boring job in the world" (132) was actually her mother's way of what?
(a) Loving her.
(b) Teaching her.
(c) Protecting her.
(d) Praising her.

13. The poem "tsunami" depicts how many survivors of sexual violence struggling to metaphorically keep their heads above water?
(a) Millions.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Tens of thousands.

14. What did the professor in "drawn and quartered" do to make his class feel slightly dirty upon exiting his class?
(a) He gave compliments.
(b) He drew pictures.
(c) He sang songs.
(d) He used inappropriate touch.

15. The poem "Polyhymnia" (167) focuses on which of Anderson's firsts?
(a) Her first day of high school.
(b) Her first kiss.
(c) Her first day of middle school.
(d) Her first communion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hammer symbolize in the poem entitled "separation--AWOL 1" (121)?

2. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?

3. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?

4. What scientific term does Anderson use to differentiate between herself and the character of Melinda?

5. Anderson frowns on parents who tell their children what maxim?

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