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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 163-262.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Anderson's drug of choice throughout her early high school years?
(a) Nicotine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Marijuana.

2. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?
(a) Because the serpent asked her to.
(b) Because Adam was afraid to.
(c) Because she had to.
(d) Because she wanted to.

3. What emotion of the speaker's acts as the central mood of the poem entitled 'sincerely" (236)?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Sadness.

4. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?
(a) She got a mouthful of hair clippings.
(b) She was grounded for two weeks.
(c) She got a spanking.
(d) She had a bar of soap shoved in her mouth.

5. Which celebrity does Anderson name as a woman who "was three months older than" (129) she is?
(a) Lady Diana.
(b) Aaliyah.
(c) Farrah Fawcett.
(d) Brittany Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?

2. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?

3. Anderson states that when she was not using her drug of choice, the only other action that would help her breathe was what?

4. Who taught Anderson to drive a car at a young age?

5. What is the name of the priest featured at the center of the poem entitled "a boy, a priest unholy" (244)?

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