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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 returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
2. The poem entitled "forgiveness" uses which academic subject as a method of exposing the frequency with which young women experience sexual violence?
3. What perk of the telemarketing position made Anderson adore her job, though it paid very litte?
4. About which family member(s) of Anderson's is the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
5. What is the name of the priest featured at the center of the poem entitled "a boy, a priest unholy" (244)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What instruction does Anderson give to the reader at the end of the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206) and what is her purpose for doing so?
2. In what way does Anderson characterize the way in which her life and her stories intersect?
3. How does Anderson instill suspense into a particular moment within her poetry memoir?
4. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict her return to the United States after her time in Denmark?
5. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?
6. How long after Anderson was raped did she begin her high school career?
7. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?
8. For what transgression does Anderson receive a look of scornful disgust during her tea with a new friend at Georgetown?
9. How does the motif of dreams enter Anderson’s poetry memoir?
10. In what way does the sound motif appear within SHOUT?
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
In what way does Anderson herald and/or denigrate the use of coping mechanisms in dealing with trauma and how does Anderson’s treatment of this topic relate to the poetry memoir's depicted messages?
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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