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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. How long did Anderson spend in a study abroad program?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 13 months.

2. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A cow.
(c) A pig.
(d) A horse.

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

4. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?
(a) She kicked him.
(b) She stabbed him.
(c) She shrieked in his ear.
(d) She bit him.

5. When Anderson embarked upon her trip overseas, she wore a medal bearing the image of which saint?
(a) Saint Anthony.
(b) Saint Augustine.
(c) Saint Christopher.
(d) Saint Frances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?

2. The celebration centered on Anderson's older brother within her host family lasts until what time of day?

3. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

4. Which member of Anderson's family wrote poetry?

5. What action did Anderson's rapist take once he stepped away from her and zipped up his jeans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what way does Anderson employ foreshadowing within her poetry memoir?

6. What experience did Anderson's father undergo while working in the concentration camps that helped him heal just a little bit?

7. What do the lifeguards symbolize within the poem entitled "chum"?

8. Provide an example of Anderson’s use of personification within a particular poem.

9. To what element of life is the metaphor of "chum" connected in the poem of the same name?

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

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