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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. How did Anderson come to meet the author of the young adult novel MONSTER?

2. How many hours per week did Anderson work while attending Georgetown full-time?

3. Anderson describes survivors of intercourse-free sexual violence as telling her that they know they should feel in what way?

4. 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?

5. What scientific term does Anderson use to differentiate between herself and the character of Melinda?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anderson instill suspense into a particular moment within her poetry memoir?

2. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?

3. What aspect of Anderson’s life ensured that she would work hard in community college?

4. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict her return to the United States after her time in Denmark?

5. For what transgression does Anderson receive a look of scornful disgust during her tea with a new friend at Georgetown?

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

7. How does Anderson go about creating an interdisciplinary work of literature within the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206)?

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

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

10. What instruction does Anderson give to the reader at the end of the poem entitled “forgiveness” (206) and what is her purpose for doing so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Anderson send within the pages of SHOUT concerning the link between communication and healing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Anderson instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of SHOUT.

Essay Topic 3

Look carefully at the passages of SHOUT that describe the relationships among Anderson and her family members. What is Anderson’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of family dynamics within her memoir about sexual assault?

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