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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Annie states that "The body I see ________________."
(a) Is also mine.
(b) Is repugnant to me.
(c) Is a memory.
(d) Is beautiful.

2. Annie's mother is moved to a medical facility because she _____________________.
(a) Is scared at the house.
(b) Becomes very ill and needs special care.
(c) Doesn't like living in somebody else's house.
(d) Doesn't like living alone.

3. When does Annie's mother approach her about being ashamed of Annie's behavior?
(a) When she slapped her son.
(b) When she wrecked the car.
(c) When she wrote a bad check.
(d) When she made love with a man not her husband.

4. What does Annie note about the hospital where her mother is staying?
(a) It's a lovely facility.
(b) It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.
(c) It's hell on earth.
(d) It's beyond sadness.

5. What does Annie's mother lose?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her memory.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Her house keys.

6. Annie's book talks about the juxtaposition of _______________.
(a) The beginning.
(b) Opposites.
(c) The right.
(d) The left.

7. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.
(a) Mendacity.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Guilt.

8. Whose changes does Annie describe?
(a) Her younger son's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her husband's.

9. Which member of Annie's family had been injured?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her mother.

10. One of Blanche's roommates reminds Annie of _____________________.
(a) A prisoner of Buchenwald.
(b) A comedian.
(c) A beauty queen.
(d) A prison warden.

11. What is it about her mother's physical appearance that is most distressing for Annie?
(a) Her wrinkles.
(b) Her pale skin.
(c) Her vacant eyes.
(d) Her stringy hair.

12. How do Annie's sons react when visitors laugh at Blanche?
(a) They laugh too.
(b) They reprimand them.
(c) They cry.
(d) They are offended.

13. Annie comes to realize how ____________ memories are.
(a) Fleeting.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Fickle.

14. In what circumstance does Blanche ironically ask Annie a question?
(a) When she fell down stairs.
(b) When she wrecked the car.
(c) When she failed her driver's test.
(d) When she has an appointment to file for divorce.

15. Who is Annie's mother walking with in the department store when she is laughing?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her grandson.
(c) Annie.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what is the title of the book based?

2. Who is the author of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

3. How many bras does Annie's mother put on at one time?

4. What does Annie's mother want to buy?

5. What are Annie's intentions for her journal notes?

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