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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1985 January-June.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Annie finds herself feeling ____________ toward her mother.
(a) Mournful.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Indifferent.

2. What happens to Blanche in September?
(a) She gets a new hairstyle.
(b) She breaks her hip.
(c) She has heart surgery.
(d) She is allowed home visits.

3. How do Annie's sons react when visitors laugh at Blanche?
(a) They laugh too.
(b) They cry.
(c) They are offended.
(d) They reprimand them.

4. What is a major motif in this chapter?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Role reversal.
(c) Anger.
(d) Impatience.

5. When is Annie's patience most tested with her mother?
(a) Keeping her from making long distance calls to strangers.
(b) Making her keep her clothes on.
(c) Trying to style her thin hair.
(d) Keeping her clean after she defecates and wets the bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie states that "The body I see ________________."

2. What happened to Annie's mother the year Annie's grandmother died?

3. In what does Annie find some small comfort related to her mother?

4. One of Blanche's roommates reminds Annie of _____________________.

5. What does Blanche put into her pockets?

(see the answer key)

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