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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the behest of a particular teacher, Anderson joins what sports team in the spring of her 10th grade year?

4. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?

5. In addition to Anderson herself, who else fixed the problem keeping Anderson from studying abroad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about the experience that teaches Anderson that some words are too powerful to be expressed aloud?

3. Give an example of an allusion and a sensory detail that Anderson uses to indicate innocence.

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

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

6. What painful realization does Anderson have during high school in relation to her parents?

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

8. What evidence does Anderson provide for her claim that physical activity helped her to gain courage?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Anderson send about the difference between idealism and denial and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the water motif appears within Anderson’s poetry memoir SHOUT. What messages are being communicated to the reader through the use of this motif?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of reclaiming one’s voice, as depicted within the memoir SHOUT. What is Anderson’s message regarding the value of speaking and writing about one’s own experiences and how do you know?

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