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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1984 January-June.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does Annie experience lately?
(a) Her stomach hurts.
(b) Her ear aches.
(c) She has acid indigestion.
(d) She gets migraines.

2. What color is the handbag that Annie's mother buys?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Tan.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

4. What does Annie note about the hospital where her mother is staying?
(a) It's beyond sadness.
(b) It's a lovely facility.
(c) It's hell on earth.
(d) It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.

5. Annie notes that Blanche's body __________________.
(a) Is losing weight.
(b) Has no strength or firmness.
(c) Is very rough.
(d) Is getting fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie's mother lose?

2. Annie feels more indifferent than angry at her mother's ________________.

3. When is Annie's patience most tested with her mother?

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

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

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