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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which celebrity does Anderson name as a woman who "was three months older than" (129) she is?

2. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?

3. Anderson's mother told her that her father had gone to what city during his lengthy absence?

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

5. What was NOT a topic discussed at Anderson's morning assembly before her afternoon talk was ruined by the fire alarm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of class difference arise within the poem entitled “sweet-and-sour tea” (142)?

2. What mistakes does Anderson think that Western society is making when socializing young boys and why?

3. How long after Anderson was raped did she begin her high school career?

4. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?

5. What two elements does Anderson contrast within the poem “triptych” (210) and for what purpose?

6. What quality of icebergs does Anderson liken to her move to Washington, D.C. in the poem entitled “calving iceberg” (138) and why?

7. Whom does Anderson credit with teaching her everything she knows about (170) her “responsibility to [her] readers”?

8. In what way does the sound motif appear within SHOUT?

9. How does the theme of family bonds enter the part of the memoir about Anderson’s return home from Denmark?

10. To whom does Anderson address the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within SHOUT and what is Anderson’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Anderson’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of SHOUT.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the appendices of SHOUT and one of the poetry memoir's main messages. How does Anderson make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the poetry memoir?

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