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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which famous artist does Anderson allude when she describes finding out about her father's PTSD-fueled beating of her mother before she was born?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Dali.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Warhol.

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

3. On what day of the week does the poem about a strong elderly woman take place?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

4. What action does the librarian take at the end of the poem "librarian on the cusp of courage" (188)?
(a) She smiles.
(b) She screams.
(c) She runs.
(d) She laughs.

5. The children's book author Russell Hoban wrote children's books about a family of what type of animals?
(a) Deer.
(b) Giraffes.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Hippos.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man featured at the center of the poem "not responsible for contents" (238) was convicted by a jury after what length of a deliberation?

2. The poem "tsunami" depicts how many survivors of sexual violence struggling to metaphorically keep their heads above water?

3. Anderson had taken how many years of French before embarking on her trip to study abroad?

4. The second and final stanza of the poem "my peculiar condition arboreal" states that a "quiet forest ranger" had taught her how to "listen to" (267) objects of what type?

5. In the poem entitled "inappropriate dictators," Anderson states that "censorship is the child of" (191) what?

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