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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. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?

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

3. Anderson's alcoholic parents were fond of what type of alcohol?

4. Initially, Anderson was told that she would not be able to study abroad due to what type of problem?

5. In what grade did Anderson move from the country to the city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict the enormous anger that seemed to take over her rapist's body and why?

9. What kinds of successes does Anderson cite when demonstrating to the reader the emotional progress she had made by her eleventh grade year?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Anderson send within the pages of SHOUT concerning the link between communication and healing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Anderson instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of SHOUT.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the appendices of SHOUT and one of the poetry memoir's main messages. How does Anderson make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the poetry memoir?

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