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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 263-291 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subtitle of the Prelude?
(a) Open mic.
(b) Session one.
(c) Transmission from the Satellite Heart.
(d) Mic test.

2. What is NOT an activity named by Anderson when she discusses her daughter's extracurricular activities within the memoir?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Softball.
(d) Field hockey.

3. In the poem entitled "ordinary damages," (281) Anderson discusses which two elements of her family's legacy with a member of her family?
(a) Violence and silence.
(b) Trauma and silence.
(c) Trauma and manipulation.
(d) Silence and pain.

4. The poem entitled "Piccolo" largely focuses on what year?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1947.

5. Anderson had taken how many years of French before embarking on her trip to study abroad?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade did Anderson move from the country to the city?

2. In what language does "hals" mean "throat" (287)?

3. The poem focused on a strong old woman felling a tree on her own has what kind of tree in its title?

4. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?

5. Initially, Anderson was told that she would not be able to study abroad due to what type of problem?

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