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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Protecting her.
(c) Praising her.
(d) Teaching her.

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

3. 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) Paddle boarding.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Mountain climbing.

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

5. What was the duration of Anderson's father's long absence during her adolescence?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 months.

6. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?
(a) Citywide.
(b) State.
(c) National.
(d) Regional.

7. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Noon.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) After work.

8. Anderson's mother told her that her father had gone to what city during his lengthy absence?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Albuquerque.

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

10. On what kind of farm did Anderson live as a child?
(a) Horse.
(b) Goat.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Pig.

11. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

12. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?
(a) Her high school diploma.
(b) Her visa extension application.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her diary.

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

14. In the poem entitled "blowing up" (177) Anderson states that victims of intercourse-free sexual violence are entitled to have attention paid to what?
(a) Their feelings.
(b) Their scars.
(c) Their ghosts.
(d) Their memories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson and the author bond over their love of writing about children with what?

2. A family member of Anderson's likes to say that people should follow their nightmares, "cuz once you figure out what's eating you alive/you can" (158) take what action?

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

4. In the poem entitled "inappropriate dictators," Anderson states that "censorship is the child of" (191) what?

5. What perk of the telemarketing position made Anderson adore her job, though it paid very litte?

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