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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. When Anderson was young, she and her friends liked to pretend they were taking what action as they rode their bikes?

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

3. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Anderson characterize her father's silence in relation to his wartime experiences?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Anderson use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within SHOUT and what is Anderson’s message regarding these themes?

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