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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Annie when she had an argument with her mother about a bra?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

2. What does Annie's mother want to buy?
(a) A house.
(b) A handbag.
(c) A springform pan.
(d) A car.

3. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?
(a) I am so tired.
(b) I love you all.
(c) Life is so good.
(d) I remain in darkness.

4. On what is the title of the book based?
(a) A sentence written by someone.
(b) A line in a poem.
(c) A scream in a hospital.
(d) A phrase uttered during a dream.

5. Blanche has always had a fear of poverty and ____________.
(a) Clowns.
(b) Tall buildings.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Annie come to terms in this book?

2. What physical manifestation does Annie experience as a result of her mother's decline?

3. What does Annie note about the hospital where her mother is staying?

4. What does Annie do as her mother sleeps?

5. Annie's mother lifts her legs and bends her knees in an exaggerated way ____________.

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