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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem entitled "inappropriate dictators" (191) begins with a portrait of a public school superintendent from which state?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

2. 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) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

3. Anderson frowns on parents who tell their children what maxim?
(a) To believe in themselves.
(b) To follow their dreams.
(c) To reach for the stars.
(d) To be true to themselves.

4. With what emotion did Anderson's new friend greet Anderson's mistake with the lemon and cream during tea?
(a) Scorn.
(b) Glee.
(c) Fun.
(d) Hilarity.

5. How many times was Anderson preyed upon by a male professor during her time at college?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) None.
(d) Three times.

6. What major life change did Anderson find that her parents had made upon her return from Denmark?
(a) They had rented out part of their house.
(b) They had moved.
(c) They had gotten divorced.
(d) They had adopted another child.

7. Which of Anderson's books do Anderson and the librarian discuss within the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) Speak.
(b) Prom.
(c) SHOUT.
(d) Believe.

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

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

10. Which member of Anderson's family says that children should be told to follow their nightmares?
(a) Anderson's sister.
(b) Auntie Laurie.
(c) Anderson's mother.
(d) Anderson's father.

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

12. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being what "as hell"?
(a) Deaf.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Blind.
(d) Guilty.

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

14. How many students did Anderson speak to at the morning assembly before her afternoon assembly was cut off by the fire alarm?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 500.

15. Anderson and the author bond over their love of writing about children with what?
(a) Aches.
(b) Heart.
(c) Courage.
(d) Scars.

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

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

4. What is the last name of the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?

5. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?

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