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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many aunts did Ann's grandmother have?

2. What branch of the service did Milton join?

3. The father of the girl in #37 ultimately got a job ___________________.

4. Why do Ann and her mother make a stop in Scottsdale, Arizona?

5. Chapter 9 is a flashback of _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Adele and Ann do upon their arrival in Los Angeles?

2. How is Hal a disappointment to Carol and Jimmy?

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

4. What is significant about the vacation Carol and Adele spend on Mackinac Island?

5. How does Ann begin to assert some independence with her mother?

6. What is the premise of ANYWHERE BUT HERE?

7. How does Lillian feel about her husband's job and how is that feeling transmitted to her daughters?

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

9. Why is Adele jealous of Ann's burgeoning sexuality?

10. Describe Ann's relationship with her mother.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the overall settings for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Simpson choose to use these places in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in America in the 1990s when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Lillian. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Lillian?

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