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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her?
(a) Roses.
(b) A cup for Turkish coffee.
(c) Condolence card.
(d) Ice lollies.

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Write.
(c) Clean.
(d) Know our anxieties and feelings.

3. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara did not talk to her about?
(a) Fish.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Limes.
(d) Her turquoise ring.

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Ghana.

5. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what offensive flavor does Deborah say was the only ice lolly left?
(a) Orange.
(b) Lime.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Bubblegum.

6. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara recommended for Deborah's water?
(a) To add sea salt.
(b) To filter.
(c) Drink bottled.
(d) Add chlorine.

7. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say she rode with?
(a) A bus.
(b) A taxi driver who does not use direction.
(c) A train.
(d) Her ex.

8. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she boarded?
(a) A train.
(b) The Eurostar.
(c) A boat.
(d) A plane.

9. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought Deborah's life was?
(a) "La dolce vita" (103).
(b) "Sad" (103).
(c) "Empty" (103).
(d) "Loving' (103).

10. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a writer does?
(a) Reads.
(b) Looks.
(c) Writes.
(d) Listens.

11. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say drove her around?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her ex.
(c) The Man Who Cried at the Funeral.
(d) A vampire.

12. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what did the sign on the fountain say according to Debra?
(a) It has been vandalized.
(b) It has been shut down.
(c) It has been winterized.
(d) It has been emptied.

13. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say that her friend said about her husband?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He looks at her too much.
(c) He does not look at her.
(d) He loves her.

14. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, with whom does Deborah say she talked in her shed?
(a) Celia.
(b) Her friend.
(c) The gardener.
(d) Her ex.

15. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what refrain does Deborah say her student had used?
(a) "And I love the rain" (72).
(b) "Sorry" (72).
(c) "Popped balloons" (72).
(d) "We diverge" (72).

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she compared herself to?

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, whom does Deborah say she met on the other side of the train?

4. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the young woman was studying?

5. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her after her mother's death?

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