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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the hammer symbolize in the poem entitled "separation--AWOL 1" (121)?
(a) Depression.
(b) Hope.
(c) Elation.
(d) Resignation.

4. What does the Wite-out in the poem entitled "calving iceberg" (138) symbolize?
(a) Scarcity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Hope.

5. At what age was the character featured in the poem entitled "First Marking Period" raped?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

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

7. Anderson describes survivors of intercourse-free sexual violence as telling her that they know they should feel in what way?
(a) Confused.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Elated.
(d) Ashamed.

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

9. What is the name of the priest featured at the center of the poem entitled "a boy, a priest unholy" (244)?
(a) Father Michael.
(b) Father James.
(c) Father Gabriel.
(d) Father Luke.

10. 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) Protecting her.
(b) Praising her.
(c) Loving her.
(d) Teaching her.

11. 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 ghosts.
(b) Their scars.
(c) Their memories.
(d) Their feelings.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pulled the fire alarm at the start of Anderson's second assembly in a particular high school?

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

4. What was NOT a topic discussed at Anderson's morning assembly before her afternoon talk was ruined by the fire alarm?

5. How did Anderson come to meet the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?

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