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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Anderson spend in a study abroad program?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

2. Which member of Anderson's family wrote poetry?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her sister.

3. Anderson and her family were terrified for years that Anderson's father would take what action?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Vanish.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Go to jail.

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

5. How much time went by before Anderson began to worry about pregnancy as a result of her rape?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which people are said to "look the other way" (24) in the poem entitled "Chum"?

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 recalls bonding with her friends in high school over what kind of treats?

4. Who helped Anderson get birth control pills to bring with her overseas?

5. What word did Anderson say as a child to earn a consequence from her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of allusions does Anderson use to depict her father's secrecy about his traumatic war experiences?

2. How does Anderson use sarcasm in order to make a point at the end of the poem entitled “ignorance” (83)?

3. How does Anderson characterize her father's silence in relation to his wartime experiences?

4. According to Anderson, what element is necessary in order to heal from the trauma of sexual violence?

5. Give an example of an allusion and a sensory detail that Anderson uses to indicate innocence.

6. In the months immediately following IT's rape of Anderson, what main coping mechanism does Anderson use to cope with the trauma?

7. What difference does Anderson observe between her experiences in ninth grade and her experiences in tenth grade?

8. How does the theme of transformation enter the part of the poetry memoir describing Anderson’s high school years?

9. In what way does Anderson employ foreshadowing within her poetry memoir?

10. How does irony appear within the poem entitled “candy-striped” (81)?

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