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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 59-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anderson takes up what sport in the winter of her 10th grade year?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Rollerskating.
(d) Indoor soccer.

2. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?
(a) Parents.
(b) Friends.
(c) Lifeguards.
(d) Teachers.

3. Anderson describes what "untreated" emotion as " a cancer of the soul" (68)?
(a) Pain.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Shame.

4. At what age was Anderson raped by her first boyfriend?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

5. In the poem entitled "Directionally Challenged," Anderson describes getting lost on her way to what location?
(a) The bus stop.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade was Anderson when she began frequently skipping school?

2. How old was Anderson when she went overseas to study abroad?

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

4. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?

5. What word did Anderson say as a child to earn a consequence from her mother?

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