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

2. How many students did Anderson speak to at the morning assembly before her afternoon assembly was cut off by the fire alarm?

3. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?

4. What do the lottery tickets symbolize in the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?

5. How many hours per week did Anderson work while attending Georgetown full-time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What list does Anderson provide within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206) and for what purpose does she include this list?

2. What aspect of Anderson’s life ensured that she would work hard in community college?

3. 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?

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

5. How does the theme of isolation enter the part of the memoir dealing with Anderson’s time at Georgetown University?

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

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 two elements does Anderson contrast within the poem “triptych” (210) and for what purpose?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Determine Anderson’s message within the poetry memoir SHOUT regarding the idea that gender norms and societal expectations are still ruling young women’s lives, even in the twenty-first century.

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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