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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem entitled "scratching my throat with a pen" (149) is about Anderson's night job in what field?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Law.
(c) Retail.
(d) Medicine.

2. Anderson states that "when you get a letter from jail," (239) what object reads "Not Responsible for Contents" (239)?
(a) The flap of the envelope.
(b) The inside of the envelope.
(c) The front of the envelope.
(d) The stamp.

3. What method of transportation did Anderson use to reach school during her time overseas?
(a) Train.
(b) Skis.
(c) Moped.
(d) Bicycle.

4. What kind of class did Anderson's professor teach, as described within the poem entitled "drawn and quartered"?
(a) Art.
(b) Physics.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Biology.

5. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?
(a) Over 500,000.
(b) Over 3,000,000.
(c) Over 100,000.
(d) Over 1,000,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language does Anderson say she often dreams?

2. What does the Wite-out in the poem entitled "calving iceberg" (138) symbolize?

3. How many students did Anderson speak to at the morning assembly before her afternoon assembly was cut off by the fire alarm?

4. What does the hammer symbolize in the poem entitled "separation--AWOL 1" (121)?

5. To which group of people is Anderson referring when she describes trolls hiding under bridges and dogs hunting a particular icon?

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