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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled "innocence" (192)?
(a) Those who provide inadequate sex education.
(b) Those who speak out against sexual violence.
(c) Men who are proud to call themselves feminists.
(d) Those who censor her books.

3. Who pulled the fire alarm at the start of Anderson's second assembly in a particular high school?
(a) A student.
(b) Anderson.
(c) The principal.
(d) A teacher.

4. 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) Diffuse it.
(b) Forget it.
(c) Release it.
(d) Slay it.

5. Anderson states that she speaks to thousands of teens and hundreds of which other group of people at book festivals?
(a) Poets.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Survivors of sexual violence.

6. In the poem entitled "inappropriate dictators," Anderson states that "censorship is the child of" (191) what?
(a) Ethnocentrism.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Hate.
(d) Fear.

7. In the poem entitled "ignore stupid advice," what is NOT a piece of the long list of "stupid advice" (231) offered?
(a) Don't drop out of school.
(b) Don't get raped.
(c) Don't get T-boned by a drunk.
(d) Don't get gaslit.

8. The poem "shame turned inside out" makes the claim that "shame turned inside out is" (226) what emotion?
(a) Rage.
(b) Denial.
(c) Fear.
(d) Silence.

9. What is the last name of the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?
(a) Mason.
(b) Macron.
(c) Myers.
(d) Miller.

10. What term did the author of MONSTER use to describe his relationship with Anderson?
(a) Co-conspirator.
(b) Co-rebel.
(c) Co-author.
(d) Co-pariah.

11. The poem "tsunami" depicts how many survivors of sexual violence struggling to metaphorically keep their heads above water?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Millions.

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

13. The poem entitled "emerging" on page 254 focuses on the strength and volatility of which group of people?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Poets.
(c) Women.
(d) The young.

14. The poem entitled "forgiveness" uses which academic subject as a method of exposing the frequency with which young women experience sexual violence?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) French.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what kind of book award was Anderson nominated for her creation of the novel Speak?

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

3. Before Anderson traveled to Denmark, her parents had been waiting until what time of day to drink alcohol?

4. Anderson's husband calculated that she spoke to how many teens between publishing Speak and publishing SHOUT?

5. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?

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