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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Anderson reports that her father again found work in what arena after a period of years?
(a) Retail.
(b) Education.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Clergy.

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 laughs.
(d) She runs.

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

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

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

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

11. 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) Guilty.
(b) Blind.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Deaf.

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

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

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) 1,000.
(c) 750.
(d) 500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Anderson, what new undertaking in her writing required her to risk her pride?

2. Anderson states that "when you get a letter from jail," (239) what object reads "Not Responsible for Contents" (239)?

3. How many hours' drive did it take for Anderson's family to return home after bringing her to Georgetown?

4. What objects did Anderson sell over the phone as one of her money-making stints at Georgetown?

5. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?

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