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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Annie notes that she talks about her mother _________________.
(a) To no one.
(b) To anyone who will listen.
(c) Constantly.
(d) In the past tense.

2. Why does Blanche have such a hard time eating the cake Annie brings?
(a) She can't sit up.
(b) She can't find her mouth.
(c) She can't stop coughing.
(d) She can't hold her fork properly.

3. How does Annie define her own emotional state at this time?
(a) Resigned.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Deadness.
(d) Disgraught.

4. What does Annie recall her mother saying about her after Annie's sister died?
(a) The other one was prettier.
(b) I'm glad I still have Annie with me.
(c) Annie is so much like her sister.
(d) She's not nearly as nice as the other one.

5. What did Annie never tell her mother about?
(a) A miscarriage.
(b) A Vegas wedding.
(c) An abortion.
(d) A bank overdraft.

6. What does Annie recall about her mother's temperament?
(a) She was extremely shy.
(b) She was always laughing.
(c) She was very docile.
(d) She had a violent temper.

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

8. How does Annie feel knowing that her mother is going to die?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Sad.
(d) Panic-stricken.

9. From what did Annie suffer when she was eighteen-years-old?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Bulimia.
(d) Anorexia.

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

11. What does Annie feel that she lost regarding her other?
(a) humility.
(b) dignity.
(c) sense of humor.
(d) patience.

12. 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) Walking down the street.
(d) Roaming the halls.

13. What coincides in Annie's life to her mother's debilitation?
(a) The dissolution of her marriage.
(b) She is fired from her job.
(c) Menopause.
(d) Her stocks crash.

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

15. Annie states that her mother was ________________ by herself.
(a) Scared.
(b) In darkness.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country does Annie return at the beginning of this chapter?

2. Which of the following does Annie NOT say she gets from her mother.

3. What does Annie not believe about her mother?

4. Which of the following does Annie find she can do while grieving for her mother?

5. How long has Blanche been at the institution as of Easter Day in April?

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