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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which famous artist does Anderson allude when she describes finding out about her father's PTSD-fueled beating of her mother before she was born?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Warhol.
(c) Dali.
(d) Matisse.

2. Anderson credits which person with her discovery of how much she loves books?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Her father.
(d) Penelope.

3. The poem entitled "drawn and quartered" is about one of Anderson's professors who had been raising how many children on his own?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. Anderson recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?
(a) Pans of peanut brittle.
(b) Banana splits.
(c) Peanut butter chews.
(d) Rice Krispie treats.

5. How long did Anderson spend in a study abroad program?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 13 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects did Anderson sell over the phone as one of her money-making stints at Georgetown?

2. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?

3. Anderson reports that her father again found work in what arena after a period of years?

4. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?

5. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

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