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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Blanche have such a hard time eating the cake Annie brings?
(a) She can't hold her fork properly.
(b) She can't sit up.
(c) She can't find her mouth.
(d) She can't stop coughing.

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

3. What is an important theme in the book?
(a) The power of memory.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Love.
(d) Coming of age.

4. On the anniversary of the day Annie met the man with whom she had an affair was the day she found her mother _____________________.
(a) Roaming the halls.
(b) Walking down the street.
(c) Sitting in a tub of ice.
(d) Tied to a chair.

5. What does Annie find in her mother's nightstand table drawer?
(a) Nail clippers.
(b) A picture of Annie.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A turd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?

2. Whose feelings does Annie examine primarily in the book?

3. Which of the following does Annie's mother NOT do?

4. Annie would rather accept her mother's ____________ instead of her death.

5. Annie's book makes a connection between writing and ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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