View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being "terrified of" (185) what?
(a) The truth.
(b) Sex.
(c) Parents.
(d) A lawsuit.

2. In what state was the school where someone pulled the fire alarm at the moment Anderson began her afternoon assembly?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New York.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Jersey.

3. What was the duration of Anderson's father's long absence during her adolescence?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 9 months.

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

5. A family member of Anderson's likes to say that people should follow their nightmares, "cuz once you figure out what's eating you alive/you can" (158) take what action?
(a) Release it.
(b) Slay it.
(c) Forget it.
(d) Diffuse it.

6. 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?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 hour.

7. The poem entitled "First Marking Period" (166) focuses on which book?
(a) The Catcher in the Rye.
(b) Speak.
(c) Monster.
(d) SHOUT.

8. When Anderson returns home from Denmark, she finds that both of her parents have started drinking by what time of day?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

9. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?
(a) Her mother.
(b) No one.
(c) Her mother and grandmother.
(d) Her sister.

10. One of Anderson's guesses regarding a particular person's choice to pull the fire alarm had to do with the culprit being what "as hell"?
(a) Blind.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Ignorant.

11. How many hours' drive did it take for Anderson's family to return home after bringing her to Georgetown?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

12. On what kind of farm did Anderson work as an adolescent?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Goat.
(c) Pig.
(d) Lavender.

13. About which family member(s) of Anderson's is the poem entitled "strawberry-blonde fairy tales" (129)?
(a) Her mother and father.
(b) Her father and sister.
(c) Her grandmother and mother.
(d) Her sister and mother.

14. What was NOT a topic discussed at Anderson's morning assembly before her afternoon talk was ruined by the fire alarm?
(a) Sex.
(b) Self-defense techniques for young women.
(c) Violence.
(d) Bodies.

15. On what kind of farm did Anderson live as a child?
(a) Goat.
(b) Pig.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Polyhymnia" (167) focuses on which of Anderson's firsts?

2. Anderson states that when she was young, her father used to take her out of school on a whim so that they could engage in which activity together?

3. In what kind of store at the mall did Anderson work during her teenage years?

4. How many times was Anderson preyed upon by a male professor during her time at college?

5. In the poem entitled "the word," Anderson states that "Eve ate the apple" (194) due to what reason?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 497 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample