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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) French.
(c) Biology.
(d) Precalculus.

2. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Metal.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Rubber.

3. How old was Anderson when saying a particular word in front of the "church ladies" (14) earned her a consequence?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. The celebration centered on Anderson's older brother within her host family lasts until what time of day?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Dusk.

5. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the fall of her 10th grade year?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Rugby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?

2. How many times did Anderson's father hit Anderson's mother after the beating that robbed her of her teeth?

3. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

4. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?

5. At what age did Anderson's mother take her to a pond for swimming lessons?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Anderson, what element is necessary in order to heal from the trauma of sexual violence?

2. In what way did travel underscore for Anderson what she did not want to happen in her own life?

3. In what form is Anderson's memoir written and which of the text’s goals does this choice help Anderson to fulfill?

4. How does Anderson use sarcasm in order to make a point at the end of the poem entitled “ignorance” (83)?

5. How does the theme of transformation enter the part of the poetry memoir describing Anderson’s high school years?

6. What traumatic experience did Anderson's father undergo at age 18?

7. How does Anderson characterize her father's silence in relation to his wartime experiences?

8. What difference does Anderson observe between her experiences in ninth grade and her experiences in tenth grade?

9. What kinds of successes does Anderson cite when demonstrating to the reader the emotional progress she had made by her eleventh grade year?

10. What types of allusions does Anderson use to depict her father's secrecy about his traumatic war experiences?

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