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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. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?

2. The children's book author Russell Hoban wrote children's books about a family of what type of animals?

3. In what country did Anderson spend time in a study abroad program?

4. For how many years did Anderson's family live in the house on Berkeley Street?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Anderson, what element is necessary in order to heal from the trauma of sexual violence?

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

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

4. How does Anderson use sarcasm in order to make a point at the end of the poem entitled “ignorance” (83)?

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

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

7. What event teaches Anderson that some words are too powerful ever to be spoken aloud?

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

9. In what way was a gym teacher at Anderson’s school instrumental in her process of healing?

10. What experience did Anderson's father undergo while working in the concentration camps that helped him heal just a little bit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Anderson's choice to tell the story of SHOUT using the form of a poetry memoir. What elements of the story’s themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Anderson’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anderson’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of SHOUT.

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