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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. What could Lynn Swenson taste after her grandfather left her?
(a) Beer.
(b) Blood.
(c) Spearmint.
(d) Tobacco.

2. What is Jude Brister's grandmother's name?
(a) Neda.
(b) Nora.
(c) Nell.
(d) Neva.

3. Who threatens her father when Jill Morgan leaves the hospital?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The doctor.
(c) The social worker.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. Who does R.C. bury in the "Remembering Dream"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her dog.

5. Yarrow Morgan is born in _____________.
(a) South Dakota.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) North Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does R.C. see in the middle of the withered wreath in "Remember Dream"?

2. What is Jean Monroe wearing the first time her father asks to touch her?

3. Who is Mr. Freeman in "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

4. How old is Jill Morgan when her father rapes her for the first time?

5. What is Yarrow Morgan's mother's reaction to being told about the abuse?

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