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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Annie NOT note about the hospital?
(a) It is a very clean facility.
(b) The same visitors are always there.
(c) Visits with her mother are always the same.
(d) The patients act the same way over and over.

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

3. Annie feels more indifferent than angry at her mother's ________________.
(a) Slobbering.
(b) Loss of memory.
(c) Bodily functions.
(d) Eating habits.

4. What does Annie describe in this chapter?
(a) Physical and mental changes.
(b) Her summer vacation.
(c) Her Christmas decorations.
(d) The autumn leaves.

5. What color is the handbag that Annie's mother buys?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Tan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?

2. Annie notes that Blanche's eyes are _________________.

3. On what year does this chapter focus?

4. Annie has to remind herself that the situation with her mother ___________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of role reversal explained as the story extends?

2. What personal identity issues does Annie have regarding her birth and the death of her sister?

3. What physical pain does Annie develop in response to her mother's illness?

4. What notes does Annie make about the death of her mother on April 7?

5. How do Annie and her sons get offended by the behavior of visitors?

6. What are Annie's plans for the notes she takes during her mother's illness?

7. How was the process of writing this book cathartic for Annie?

8. How does Annie take care of her mother's physical needs and how does her mother's condition affect her?

9. How does Annie's mother embarrass a sales clerk in a department store?

10. What effect does Annie's mother's impending death have on Annie and her writing?

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