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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. Which of the following terms most closely resembles the way in which Anderson uses the phrase "bonfire/of his vanities" in the poem entitled "not responsible for contents" (238)?

2. According to Anderson, what new undertaking in her writing required her to risk her pride?

3. What emotion of the speaker's acts as the central mood of the poem entitled 'sincerely" (236)?

4. Which member of Anderson's family says that children should be told to follow their nightmares?

5. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict her return to the United States after her time in Denmark?

2. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

3. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?

4. How does Anderson go about creating an interdisciplinary work of literature within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

5. For what transgression does Anderson receive a look of scornful disgust during her tea with a new friend at Georgetown?

6. What quality of icebergs does Anderson liken to her move to Washington, D.C. in the poem entitled “calving iceberg” (138) and why?

7. To what location is Anderson referring when she discusses her “last leaving” and her “predawn trip” in the poem “calving iceberg” (138)?

8. What is one suggestion that Anderson provides in relation to how young women should be instructed in a different manner than the ways in which they are currently taught?

9. In what way does Anderson characterize the way in which her life and her stories intersect?

10. What mistakes does Anderson think that Western society is making when socializing young boys and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anderson’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of SHOUT. How does Anderson use ethos, pathos, and logos within her verse memoir in order to persuade the reader of key messages central to the work's goals?

Essay Topic 2

Trace Anderson’s character arc throughout the poetry memoir SHOUT. Discuss whether Anderson is presenting herself as a person who has changed (dynamic) or a person who has remained the same over time (static). Connect Anderson’s choice to the overarching themes present within the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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