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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On rare occasions, Blanche is ____________.
(a) Lucid.
(b) Prolific.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Funny.

2. How does Annie feel when the elevator door shuts in her mother's face?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Sad.

3. What does Annie find when she comes to see her mother one day?
(a) A piano.
(b) A caged bird.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A pile of excrement.

4. Whose feelings does Annie examine primarily in the book?
(a) Her sons'.
(b) Her sister's.
(c) Her own.
(d) Her mother's.

5. What habit of Annie's mother's distresses Annie?
(a) Taking off her clothes.
(b) Wearing her shoes in the shower.
(c) Picking her nose.
(d) Rushing with her to the elevator and babbling.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what year does this chapter focus?

2. Where does Annie's mother go to live after she stays at Annie's house for awhile?

3. Annie's mother can no longer remember _______________.

4. What does Annie's mother want to buy?

5. How does Annie's mother often respond when she gives her a manicure?

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