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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1986.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Annie has become her mother's _______________.
(a) Hair stylist.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Best friend.
(d) Conscience.

2. What does Annie want to do on the first Sunday that she does not go to visit her mother?
(a) She goes to a movie.
(b) She takes a nap.
(c) She reads a novel.
(d) She does not know what to do.

3. How does Annie feel knowing that her mother is going to die?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Panic-stricken.
(c) Sad.
(d) Guilty.

4. Annie's grief nearly _______________ her.
(a) Kills.
(b) Chokes.
(c) Paralyzes.
(d) Stifles.

5. Annie's story addresses the changing role of _________________.
(a) Child to parent.
(b) National government.
(c) Religion.
(d) Parent to child.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Annie's sons react when visitors laugh at Blanche?

2. Annie has to remind herself that the situation with her mother ___________________.

3. Annie remembers how her mother _________________ before she fell ill.

4. Who can Annie's mother no longer remember?

5. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.

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