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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 is the last name of the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?

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

3. Anderson states that she speaks to thousands of teens and hundreds of which other group of people at book festivals?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Anderson instill suspense into a particular moment within her poetry memoir?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

Explicate the theme of reclaiming one’s voice, as depicted within the memoir SHOUT. What is Anderson’s message regarding the value of speaking and writing about one’s own experiences and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Acevedo’s message concerning the unique struggle undergone by young people who experience sexual violence?

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