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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, 'Yesterday I saw him watch my sister.' Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Relatives: Lynn Swenson, from My Half-Sleep; and Maya Angelou, from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Freeman in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
(a) Mother's brother.
(b) Mother's boyfriend.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Neighbor.

2. Jean Monroe is born in the ___________.
(a) 1960's.
(b) 1940's.
(c) 1930's.
(d) 1950's.

3. Yarrow Morgan's poem describes Yarrow as a __________.
(a) Teenager.
(b) Child.
(c) Baby.
(d) Woman.

4. How old is Maggie Hoyal when her father started abusing her?
(a) Six months old.
(b) Nine months old.
(c) Two years old.
(d) Nine years old.

5. Maya Angelou said that her rape was a matter of the needle giving because the _________ can't.
(a) Child.
(b) Camel.
(c) Thread.
(d) Lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maggie Hoyal's mother is a _______________.

2. How old is Carrie in "The Window's Netting"?

3. Where is Marty O. Dyke training to work as a printer?

4. Who helps cause her miscarriage the last time Jill Morgan's father attacked her?

5. Who does Jean Monroe finally tell about the abuse?

(see the answer key)

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