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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?
(a) Over 100,000.
(b) Over 3,000,000.
(c) Over 500,000.
(d) Over 1,000,000.

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) She screams.
(b) She smiles.
(c) She runs.
(d) She laughs.

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

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

9. 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) Paddle boarding.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Mountain climbing.
(d) Skiing.

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

11. To how many years in prison was the man at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) sentenced?
(a) 180.
(b) 90.
(c) 40.
(d) 5.

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

13. What scientific term does Anderson use to differentiate between herself and the character of Melinda?
(a) Natural selection.
(b) DNA.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Photosynthesis.

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

15. The poem entitled "emerging" on page 254 focuses on the strength and volatility of which group of people?
(a) Poets.
(b) Women.
(c) The young.
(d) The elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anderson reports that her father again found work in what arena after a period of years?

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

3. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled "innocence" (192)?

4. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being "terrified of" (185) what?

5. What was the duration of Anderson's father's long absence during her adolescence?

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