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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 kind of textbooks were censored in Anderson's high school?
2. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?
3. At what age did Anderson's mother take her to a pond for swimming lessons?
4. Anderson's parents are described as having taken what action whenever something "horrible" (66) happened?
5. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?
Short Essay Questions
1. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict the enormous anger that seemed to take over her rapist's body and why?
2. To what element of life is the metaphor of "chum" connected in the poem of the same name?
3. What do the lifeguards symbolize within the poem entitled "chum"?
4. What evidence does Anderson provide for her claim that physical activity helped her to gain courage?
5. In what way was a gym teacher at Anderson’s school instrumental in her process of healing?
6. In what way does Anderson employ foreshadowing within her poetry memoir?
7. How does Anderson characterize her father's silence in relation to his wartime experiences?
8. What is ironic about the experience that teaches Anderson that some words are too powerful to be expressed aloud?
9. What difference does Anderson observe between her experiences in ninth grade and her experiences in tenth grade?
10. In the months immediately following IT's rape of Anderson, what main coping mechanism does Anderson use to cope with the trauma?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the Acevedo’s message concerning the unique struggle undergone by young people who experience sexual violence?
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
In what way does Anderson utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within SHOUT and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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