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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she was going to do?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A breakfast interview.
(d) Dinner.

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she got her mother on her mother's deathbed?
(a) Ice lollies.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Chocolate.

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared at her home?
(a) Her ten year old self.
(b) Her ex.
(c) Her twelve year old self.
(d) Her nine-year-old self.

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

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Abu-Dahbi.

6. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, how does Deborah say her mother would float?
(a) Crawl stroke.
(b) Ophelia style.
(c) On her stomach.
(d) She would not.

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

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

9. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what possession from her mother does Deborah say she treasured?
(a) A postcard from America.
(b) A postcard from Johannesburg.
(c) A postcard from Cape Town.
(d) A postcard from Amsterdam.

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

11. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say Simone had refused to do with Algren?
(a) To marry and have his children.
(b) To move to France.
(c) To live together.
(d) To return home.

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

13. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say she bought the lollies?
(a) The supermarket.
(b) A farm.
(c) A convenience store owned by three Turkish brothers.
(d) The hospital.

14. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara said about shortening the past?
(a) It is best.
(b) It is to silence knowledge.
(c) It makes life livable.
(d) It makes her happy.

15. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a life without love is?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Risk-free.
(c) Better.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, who does Deborah say is a dreamer in the traditional family story?

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she oversaw in a Boston hotel?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she remembered?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she thought of her mother's death?

5. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say her mother taught her to do?

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