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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 did Robyn's mother require of her that bothered Donna?

2. What did Donna love in school when she was placed in the special class?

3. What was the local haunt outside the place where Donna worked?

4. Donna had a fascination with _____, which her father often indulged with a story about them.

5. What had Trish loaned Donna when she went to stay with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tom come to Donna's flat and what happened as a result?

2. How did Donna feel about the sound of the piano?

3. How did Donna's mother make her life intolerable because of the jealousy of her musical abilities?

4. How did Donna's father begin to act as she got older?

5. What did Donna think when she saw children in the backyards of their grandmothers?

6. What did the history teacher at Donna's last school like to talk about in class?

7. What did Donna do to one of her dolls as a result of feeling that something was missing in her life?

8. What would sometimes happen when Donna had night terrors?

9. How did Donna's mother react to her taking ballet classes?

10. How did Donna have trouble understanding the concept of a herd of cows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's relationship with Terry. What did she do with Terry? How did Terry's mother feel about Donna? Why did Terry like Donna?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Donna cut her wrists. What incident prompted this? Whose house did Donna go to for help? What reason did she give Mary for her behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Describe David's character according to Donna. Where did Donna meet David? How did he deal with Tim? How did Karen see through David? How did David affect Donna's life?

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