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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the patients behave in their senility?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Docilely.
(c) Belligerently.
(d) Childlike.

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

4. Annie's mother puts on more than one ___________.
(a) Bra.
(b) Coat.
(c) Hat.
(d) Shirt.

5. When Blanche's needs change she is moved to ________________.
(a) Intensive care unit.
(b) An assisted living apartment.
(c) A geriatric ward.
(d) A mental hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Annie feel guilty regarding her mother?

2. In addition to Annie, who else lives in the home when Annie's mother comes to live there?

3. What alarms Annie about her mother's daily life?

4. What is an important motif in this chapter?

5. How old was Annie when she had an argument with her mother about a bra?

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