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

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, who does Deborah say her mother married?
(a) A rich Jewish man.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) A rich older man.
(d) A penniless Jewish historian.

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

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say she would buy her mother on her mother's deathbed?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Ice lollies.
(c) Cashews.
(d) Peanuts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she struggled to pronounce?

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say is her mother's background?

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

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

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say also rode with her and the Crying Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what meeting does Deborah say she went to? How did she feel at the meeting?

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say were her companions on the train? How does she say they interacted?

3. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what of Deborah's old house items does she say Clara picked up, and what does Clara say about them? What metaphor does she say Clara apply to this?

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought of Deborah's life? What does Deborah say she thought of this?

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she told Clara about dating again? How does she say Clara responded?

6. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what does Deborah say she had for dinner? What happened with dinner?

7. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, how does Deborah say she felt after her mother's death? What did she ride instead of an e-bike?

8. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession from her mother does Deborah say she kept? What touched her most about this?

9. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what are the two quotes that Deborah cites at the end of the chapter? How do they apply to her marriage?

10. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say took to driving her around the city and why? Who also rode with them?

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