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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 was NOT a topic discussed at Anderson's morning assembly before her afternoon talk was ruined by the fire alarm?

2. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?

3. In the poem entitled "inappropriate dictators," Anderson states that "censorship is the child of" (191) what?

4. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?

5. In what language does Anderson say she often dreams?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. For what purpose did Anderson go to Denmark and for how long did she stay?

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 choice to tell the story of SHOUT using the form of a poetry memoir. What elements of the story’s themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Anderson’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Anderson send about the difference between idealism and denial and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Look carefully at the passages of SHOUT that describe the relationships among Anderson and her family members. What is Anderson’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of family dynamics within her memoir about sexual assault?

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