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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Blanche's needs change she is moved to ________________.
(a) An assisted living apartment.
(b) A mental hospital.
(c) A geriatric ward.
(d) Intensive care unit.

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

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

5. Annie would rather accept her mother's ____________ instead of her death.
(a) Insults.
(b) Regression.
(c) Craziness.
(d) Coma.

6. Annie's book makes a connection between writing and ____________________.
(a) The creative process.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Loving.

7. Which of the following does Annie's mother NOT do?
(a) Goes to the bathroom in her underwear.
(b) Dials psychic hotline numbers.
(c) Hides her soiled clothing.
(d) Talks to imaginary people.

8. Annie's mother lifts her legs and bends her knees in an exaggerated way ____________.
(a) To exercise.
(b) To jump.
(c) To walk.
(d) To skip.

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

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

11. On what year does this chapter focus?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1991.

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

13. Annie feels more indifferent than angry at her mother's ________________.
(a) Slobbering.
(b) Bodily functions.
(c) Eating habits.
(d) Loss of memory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Annie have?

2. How does Annie's mother sit?

3. Annie feels emotional and _____________ connections with her mother.

4. Of what is Annie reminded when her mother puts on two bras at one time?

5. Annie notes that Blanche's body __________________.

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