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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Annie's mother's name?
(a) Blanche DuBois.
(b) Blanche Duchesne.
(c) Betty Duchesne.
(d) Blanche Duquesne.

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

5. When Annie was young, she believed her mother _________________.
(a) Was comedic.
(b) Was a shrew.
(c) Knew everything.
(d) Was a beauty queen.

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

7. How many sons does Annie have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

8. Which of the following elements does Annie not document regarding her mother's illness?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Memories.
(c) Bodily functions.
(d) Feelings.

9. Who can Annie's mother no longer remember?
(a) Her daughter-in-law.
(b) Annie.
(c) Her son-in-law.
(d) Her husband.

10. Where does Annie's mother go to live after she stays at Annie's house for awhile?
(a) She dies.
(b) An assisted living apartment.
(c) She returns to her own home.
(d) A full-time medical facility.

11. Why does Annie's mother buy such an expensive handbag?
(a) She wants it to last forever.
(b) It will be her last one.
(c) She is going out and wants to look nice.
(d) It coordinates with everything.

12. Annie feels emotional and _____________ connections with her mother.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Practical.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Physical.

13. Which of the following does Annie NOT note about the hospital?
(a) The same visitors are always there.
(b) It is a very clean facility.
(c) Visits with her mother are always the same.
(d) The patients act the same way over and over.

14. Of what is Annie reminded when her mother puts on two bras at one time?
(a) A cartoon character.
(b) An argument she had with her mother once.
(c) A small child.
(d) A Las Vegas act.

15. How does Annie's mother sit?
(a) With her mouth open.
(b) With her legs spread.
(c) With one leg tucked under her.
(d) With her legs crossed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Annie document her mother's illness?

2. What is the purpose of the Preface?

3. When does Annie's mother make exaggerated moves?

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

5. Annie's story addresses the changing role of _________________.

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