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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. What branch of the service did Milton join?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Merchant Marines.
(d) Navy.

2. When did Carol's older son start using drugs?
(a) In high school.
(b) In college.
(c) In grade school.
(d) After college.

3. How did Carol and Jimmy hear about Hal's arrest for dealing drugs?
(a) They heard it on the TV news.
(b) Hal told them.
(c) A nosy friend told them.
(d) A policeman came to the house.

4. What does Adele hope will happen at dinner at the hotel?
(a) They will have strolling musicians.
(b) She will have room for tiramisu.
(c) They will have prime rib on the menu.
(d) She will meet a rich man.

5. Who did Carol's older son marry?
(a) Janie.
(b) Janet.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Merry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jimmy gave Hal a job _______________________.

2. Who took care of Lillian after she had strokes?

3. Who is Ann's father?

4. Lillian had a crush on a boy named _________________.

5. What does Ann's father give her when she sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jimmy help Hal turn his life around?

2. How do Hal's problems help Carol to become closer to her own mother?

3. Describe the unfortunate events in Hal's life including his drug use.

4. How did Lillian's mother show inappropriate behavior toward Lillian's brother, Milton?

5. What is significant about the last time that Adele abandons Ann by the side of the road?

6. What is the premise of ANYWHERE BUT HERE?

7. How does Ann try to act like the adult in the relationship with her mother?

8. Who is Lillian and what is her relationship with her aunts?

9. Who is Lonnie Tishman and how does he take advantage of Adele and Ann?

10. Explain how Adele has delusions of grandeur, particularly regarding Lonnie Tishman.

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