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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. When Anderson began swimming all over town, what were all the pools made of?
(a) Fiberglass.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Metal.
(d) Rubber.

2. How did Anderson fend off a predatory male on her first occasion of fighting back?
(a) She shrieked in his ear.
(b) She kicked him.
(c) She stabbed him.
(d) She bit him.

3. Anderson states in the introduction to her poetry memoir that she wrote her book Speak how many years after she was raped?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

4. What was the impetus for Anderson's first feeling of deep shame?
(a) When her friend's little sister was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke her leg.
(b) When Anderson was riding her bike and ran over a cat.
(c) When her friend's little brother was riding on the back of Anderson's bike and broke his leg.
(d) When her friend's little sister called her fat.

5. Anderson's family called her what kind of animal in order to make fun of her weight?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence did Anderson receive when she said a naughty word in front of the church ladies?

2. In the prelude, Anderson states that "this book reeks of" (3) her what?

3. In addition to Anderson herself, who else fixed the problem keeping Anderson from studying abroad?

4. The introduction of SHOUT states that "this is a story of a girl who lost her voice" (1) and then took what action?

5. What action did Anderson's rapist take once he stepped away from her and zipped up his jeans?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what form is Anderson's memoir written and which of the text’s goals does this choice help Anderson to fulfill?

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

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

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

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 painful realization does Anderson have during high school in relation to her parents?

8. Provide an example of Anderson’s use of personification within a particular poem.

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

10. In what way did travel underscore for Anderson what she did not want to happen in her own life?

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