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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. What emotion of the speaker's acts as the central mood of the poem entitled 'sincerely" (236)?
2. When Anderson returned to America from Denmark, she promptly went to retrieve what object?
3. How many dollars would an hour-long call to Florida have cost from her dorm at Georgetown, according to Anderson?
4. The poem entitled "inappropriate dictators" (191) begins with a portrait of a public school superintendent from which state?
5. With whom did Anderson watch the broadcast of Lady Diana's funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what location is Anderson referring when she discusses her “last leaving” and her “predawn trip” in the poem “calving iceberg” (138)?
2. What is one suggestion that Anderson provides in relation to how young women should be instructed in a different manner than the ways in which they are currently taught?
3. Who is Danuta Danielsson and what is the significance of her introduction?
4. What metaphor does Anderson use to depict her return to the United States after her time in Denmark?
5. For what purpose did Anderson go to Denmark and for how long did she stay?
6. What aspect of Anderson’s life ensured that she would work hard in community college?
7. In what way does Anderson portray the tendency for victims of sexual violence to be failed within the legal system?
8. For what transgression does Anderson receive a look of scornful disgust during her tea with a new friend at Georgetown?
9. In what way does Anderson characterize the way in which her life and her stories intersect?
10. Whom does Anderson credit with teaching her everything she knows about (170) her “responsibility to [her] readers”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the Acevedo’s message concerning the unique struggle undergone by young people who experience sexual violence?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Anderson utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within SHOUT and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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