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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 is Ann's last name?
(a) Michaels.
(b) August.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Gibbons.

2. Who is Adele?
(a) Ann's grandmother.
(b) Ann's mother.
(c) Ann's best friend.
(d) Ann's favorite aunt.

3. Where do Ann and her mother live at the beginning of the story?
(a) Dayton, Ohio.
(b) Bay City, Wisconsin.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Tucson, Arizona.

4. Who is Adele's older sister?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Carol.
(c) Margot.
(d) Jeanne.

5. Who is Carol's older son?
(a) David.
(b) Billy.
(c) Stan.
(d) Hal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who molested the boy in #33?

2. What did Adele do in college that shocked her mother?

3. Who is Ann's father?

4. Who is Carol's younger son?

5. Who did Adele marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Ann's discomfort over sharing a bed with her mother?

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

3. What is the premise of ANYWHERE BUT HERE?

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

5. How does the author show that Adele is self-centered and selfish?

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

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

8. Describe Ann's relationship with her mother.

9. What does Adele reveal about herself when she refuses to stay at the job in Watts?

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

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