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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1984 July-December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Preface?
(a) The author provides her resume.
(b) The author tells her personal history.
(c) The author gives acknowledgements.
(d) The author summarizes events.

2. What does Annie remember about her mother's physical presence?
(a) She was always overweight.
(b) She had beautiful hair.
(c) She was a real diva.
(d) She never pampered herself.

3. When does Annie's mother approach her about being ashamed of Annie's behavior?
(a) When she slapped her son.
(b) When she wrote a bad check.
(c) When she wrecked the car.
(d) When she made love with a man not her husband.

4. When does Annie's mother begin to show signs of deterioration?
(a) Autumn of 1964.
(b) Summer of 1972.
(c) Summer of 1983.
(d) Winter of 1982.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what year does this chapter focus?

2. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?

3. What are Annie's intentions for her journal notes?

4. What is placed all over the institution where Blanche lives?

5. What does Annie's mother do as she walks through the department store?

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