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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie's mother do as she walks through the department store?
(a) Cries.
(b) Screams.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Skips.

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

3. When is Annie's patience most tested with her mother?
(a) Keeping her from making long distance calls to strangers.
(b) Keeping her clean after she defecates and wets the bed.
(c) Making her keep her clothes on.
(d) Trying to style her thin hair.

4. What reaction does Annie's mother cause in the department store?
(a) Fear.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

5. Which of the following does Annie not do for her mother while she is in the hospital?
(a) Iron her clothes.
(b) Comb her hair.
(c) Clip her nails.
(d) Shave her face.

6. What does Annie's mother want to buy?
(a) A house.
(b) A handbag.
(c) A car.
(d) A springform pan.

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

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

9. What is the purpose of the Preface?
(a) The author summarizes events.
(b) The author provides her resume.
(c) The author gives acknowledgements.
(d) The author tells her personal history.

10. Which of the following does NOT describe Blanche?
(a) She needs lots of care.
(b) She loves situation comedies.
(c) She has accidents.
(d) She wets the bed.

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

12. What does Annie make her mother wear?
(a) Robe.
(b) Girdle and stockings.
(c) Hat.
(d) Sweater.

13. What is an important theme in the book?
(a) Love.
(b) Coming of age.
(c) Revenge.
(d) The power of memory.

14. What does Annie do as her mother sleeps?
(a) Touches her gently.
(b) Makes coffee.
(c) Goes out to lunch.
(d) Reads.

15. Whose changes does Annie describe?
(a) Her husband's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Her younger son's.
(d) Her mother's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?

3. Which of the following elements does Annie not document regarding her mother's illness?

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

5. Annie's mother is moved to a medical facility because she _____________________.

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