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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Annie's mother can no longer remember _______________.
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Her address.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her age.

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

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

8. Which of the following has Blanche not done by the middle of 1984?
(a) Lost all her possessions.
(b) Balanced her checkbook.
(c) Turned apathetic about everything.
(d) Isolated herself from others.

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

10. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.
(a) Mendacity.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Guilt.

11. What does Annie's mother lose?
(a) Her memory.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her gloves.
(d) Her house keys.

12. When was Annie's mother injured?
(a) Last year.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) A couple days ago.
(d) Two years ago.

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

14. What alarms Annie about her mother's daily life?
(a) She doesn't look for her cologne.
(b) She pours bleach on her clothes.
(c) She gave away her watch.
(d) She can't be trusted with matches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what price range is the handbag that Annie's mother buys?

2. How much content did Annie create with each diary entry?

3. On what month does this chapter focus?

4. What does the author do with the events she summarizes?

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

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