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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. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?

2. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?

3. What does the Wite-out in the poem entitled "calving iceberg" (138) symbolize?

4. Anderson describes her mother's decision to give her "the most boring job in the world" (132) was actually her mother's way of what?

5. What perk of the telemarketing position made Anderson adore her job, though it paid very litte?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the sound motif appear within SHOUT?

2. How does the motif of dreams enter Anderson’s poetry memoir?

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

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

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

6. How does the theme of class difference arise within the poem entitled “sweet-and-sour tea” (142)?

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

8. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

What message does Anderson send within the pages of SHOUT concerning the link between communication and healing?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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