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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blanche calls out Annie's name for the first t
(a) A couple of months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) A year.

2. Why does Annie feel guilty regarding her mother?
(a) That she swore at her.
(b) That she couldn't care for her in her own home.
(c) That she never came home for Christmas holidays.
(d) That she talked about her behind her back.

3. In what does Annie find some small comfort related to her mother?
(a) Reading some stories her mother had written.
(b) Listening to records she used to like.
(c) Seeing her mother smile at her.
(d) Remembering her mother's unique sayings.

4. On the anniversary of the day Annie met the man with whom she had an affair was the day she found her mother _____________________.
(a) Sitting in a tub of ice.
(b) Tied to a chair.
(c) Roaming the halls.
(d) Walking down the street.

5. What does Annie note abut the nursing home?
(a) The food.
(b) The cheap mattresses.
(c) The bad art.
(d) The smells.

6. Which of the following does Annie find she can do while grieving for her mother?
(a) Live.
(b) Read.
(c) Move.
(d) Drive.

7. On rare occasions, Blanche is ____________.
(a) Prolific.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Lucid.
(d) Funny.

8. What does Annie recall that her mother did for even the smallest misbehavior?
(a) Spanked her.
(b) Screamed at her.
(c) Slapped her.
(d) Swore at her.

9. What does Blanche do when Annie bends down to secure the lock on Blanche's wheelchair?
(a) Kisses her head.
(b) Swears at her.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Spits on her.

10. Who did Blanche take Annie to visit in the hospital when Annie was a child?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

11. Which of the following does Annie NOT do for her mother?
(a) Shaves her face.
(b) Balances her checkbook.
(c) Brings her cake.
(d) Trims her nails.

12. The nurses tell Annie that her mother is always talking about _______________.
(a) Annie.
(b) Soap opera characters.
(c) Old boyfriends.
(d) Her house.

13. In what month is the first journal entry in this section?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) April.

14. What makes Annie especially sad about her mother's death?
(a) Her mother's dog won't stop whimpering.
(b) Looking at old photographs.
(c) She has to sell her house.
(d) She will never hear her mother's voice again.

15. What does Annie remember about her mother's physical presence?
(a) She never pampered herself.
(b) She was always overweight.
(c) She was a real diva.
(d) She had beautiful hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Blanche have such a hard time eating the cake Annie brings?

2. What do the nurses hand out to the patients?

3. What does Annie know about her mother?

4. What does Annie find when she comes to see her mother one day?

5. What is Blanche's reaction to Annie's return?

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