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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 color is the bedroom of Naomi Schwartz's parents?

2. What does Jade Gates steal from Longs Drug Store?

3. Beverly Sky's mother is ____________.

4. What is the girl looking at inside the fence in "Street Fair"?

5. How many abusive incidents does Jade Gates endure before the age of fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the story "Trophy Girl"?

2. What was Honor Moore's childhood like?

3. Why is the idea of innocence important to Jake Gates in "And Now"?

4. What happens to Jana Vincenti when she is only seven?

5. How is Lois Phillips Hudson molested in "Why Aren't There More Creative Women?"

6. Why did Karen Asherah not tell her mother about Daddy Kanagy's unwanted touches?

7. Who is Kate Millett?

8. What further indignity does Billie Holiday suffer after nearly being raped?

9. What happens to Pat Parker in her story "Shoes"?

10. What were the effects of several occurrences of sexual abuse on Miriam Monasch when she was younger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the purpose of this analogy, the effectiveness of the pieces chosen and whether that purpose was accomplished. Give specific examples of analogies from the pieces chosen for your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

What is the generational effect of child sexual abuse as demonstrated in the lives of these women and what can be done to change this pattern?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of powerlessness and empowerment in terms of five women in the anthology. Give specific examples of themes from the pieces chosen for your discussion.

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