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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Anderson's father when he saw his friend killed in front of him?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 16.

2. What action did Anderson's rapist take once he stepped away from her and zipped up his jeans?
(a) He tells her not to tell anyone.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He smirks.
(d) He lights a cigarette.

3. The final time Anderson's mother hit Anderson in the face occurred after what event?
(a) Anderson's father hitting Anderson's mother.
(b) Anderson's father losing his job.
(c) Anderson's father cursing at Anderson's mother.
(d) Anderson's mother losing her job.

4. What experience in a concentration camp healed Anderson's father "just enough that he wept" (8)?
(a) He helped a mother give birth.
(b) He cooked a meal for the survivors.
(c) He delivered a lost child to its mother.
(d) He saved a little boy from drowning.

5. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?
(a) Metal.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Fiberglass.
(d) Rubber.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?

3. To what concentration camps was Anderson's father sent later in his military career?

4. In what location did Anderson's parents live while they waited for Anderson's mother's mouth to heal and for her false teeth to arrive?

5. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?

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