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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?
(a) Annie Ernaux.
(b) Alice Ernaux.
(c) Annie Lemeaux.
(d) Annie Proux.

2. In addition to a handbag, Annie's mother buys a dress and ______________.
(a) A hat.
(b) A coat.
(c) A cardigan.
(d) A pair of shoes.

3. One of Blanche's roommates reminds Annie of _____________________.
(a) A prisoner of Buchenwald.
(b) A beauty queen.
(c) A prison warden.
(d) A comedian.

4. What physical manifestation does Annie experience as a result of her mother's decline?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Stomach pains.
(c) Dizzy spells.
(d) Stuttering.

5. What is the premise of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?
(a) A hostage tells her story to Annie.
(b) The experience of Annie going blind.
(c) The gradual decline of Annie's mother.
(d) A young girl in the South shares her diary.

6. How much content did Annie create with each diary entry?
(a) Fragments.
(b) Two or three chapters at a time.
(c) At least a chapter.
(d) Pages of paragraphs at a time.

7. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her mother-in-law.
(d) Her stepson.

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

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

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

11. How does Annie document her mother's illness?
(a) Makes audio tapes.
(b) Shoots video.
(c) Takes Polaroids.
(d) Takes notes.

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

13. One of Blanche's roommates is __________________.
(a) A screamer.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A crier.

14. What does Annie note about the hospital where her mother is staying?
(a) It's a lovely facility.
(b) It's beyond sadness.
(c) It's hell on earth.
(d) It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there.

15. Annie's story explores the connection between ___________________.
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Mother and daughter.
(c) Father and son.
(d) Brother and sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is embarrassed by Annie's mother's behavior in the department store?

2. What alarms Annie about her mother's daily life?

3. Annie finds herself feeling ____________ toward her mother.

4. What was the reason for the argument about a bra between Annie and her mother?

5. What reaction does Annie's mother cause in the department store?

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