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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. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

2. How many hours' drive did it take for Anderson's family to return home after bringing her to Georgetown?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

3. About which family member(s) of Anderson's is the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
(a) Her mother and father.
(b) Her sister and mother.
(c) Her father and sister.
(d) Her grandmother and mother.

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

5. How did Anderson come to meet the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?
(a) They were both nominated for the same award.
(b) They met at a literary reading.
(c) They had mutual friends.
(d) They co-authored a book together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the lottery tickets symbolize in the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?

2. In what language does Anderson say she often dreams?

3. At what age was the character featured in the poem entitled "First Marking Period" raped?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?

2. What quality of icebergs does Anderson liken to her move to Washington, D.C. in the poem entitled “calving iceberg” (138) and why?

3. How does the theme of isolation enter the part of the memoir dealing with Anderson’s time at Georgetown University?

4. How does the theme of family bonds enter the part of the memoir about Anderson’s return home from Denmark?

5. How does Anderson go about creating an interdisciplinary work of literature within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

6. How does the motif of dreams enter Anderson’s poetry memoir?

7. In what way does the sound motif appear within SHOUT?

8. In what way does Anderson characterize the way in which her life and her stories intersect?

9. For what transgression does Anderson receive a look of scornful disgust during her tea with a new friend at Georgetown?

10. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?

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