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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. To which famous artist does Anderson allude when she describes finding out about her father's PTSD-fueled beating of her mother before she was born?

2. What did Anderson's father do for a living at the time he horrifically assaulted his wife, Anderson's mother?

3. At what age did Anderson's mother take her to a pond for swimming lessons?

4. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

5. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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