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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. The poem "shame turned inside out" makes the claim that "shame turned inside out is" (226) what emotion?
(a) Fear.
(b) Denial.
(c) Silence.
(d) Rage.

2. What was the duration of Anderson's father's long absence during her adolescence?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. The poem entitled "forgiveness" uses which academic subject as a method of exposing the frequency with which young women experience sexual violence?
(a) French.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Social Studies.

4. Anderson and the author bond over their love of writing about children with what?
(a) Scars.
(b) Courage.
(c) Heart.
(d) Aches.

5. How many times was Anderson preyed upon by a male professor during her time at college?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours per week did Anderson work while attending Georgetown full-time?

2. The poem entitled "inappropriate dictators" (191) begins with a portrait of a public school superintendent from which state?

3. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?

4. The man featured at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) was convicted by a jury after what length of a deliberation?

5. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistakes does Anderson think that Western society is making when socializing young boys and why?

2. What aspect of Anderson’s life ensured that she would work hard in community college?

3. Whom does Anderson credit with teaching her everything she knows about (170) her “responsibility to [her] readers”?

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

5. What two elements does Anderson contrast within the poem “triptych” (210) and for what purpose?

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

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

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

9. For what purpose did Anderson go to Denmark and for how long did she stay?

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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