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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. At what age did Anderson's mother take her to a pond for swimming lessons?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. Who taught Anderson to drive a car at a young age?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

3. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?
(a) When Anderson was riding her bike and ran over a cat.
(b) When her friend's little sister called her fat.
(c) When her friend's little brother was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke his leg.
(d) When her friend's little sister was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke her leg.

4. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Impenetrability.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Desperation.

5. Anderson states that she would only take off her "I'm fine! mask" (88) in what location?
(a) At home.
(b) In the cafeteria.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In the pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?

2. At what young age did Anderson learn how to drive a car?

3. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?

4. The children's book author Russell Hoban wrote children's books about a family of what type of animals?

5. The final time Anderson's mother hit Anderson in the face occurred after what event?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the months immediately following IT's rape of Anderson, what main coping mechanism does Anderson use to cope with the trauma?

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

4. How does irony appear within the poem entitled “candy-striped” (81)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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