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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie feel that she lost regarding her other?
(a) humility.
(b) sense of humor.
(c) dignity.
(d) patience.

2. What does Annie know about her mother?
(a) She is recovering nicely.
(b) She is going to die.
(c) She is very beautiful.
(d) She needs more surgery.

3. What does Annie recall her mother saying about her after Annie's sister died?
(a) Annie is so much like her sister.
(b) I'm glad I still have Annie with me.
(c) The other one was prettier.
(d) She's not nearly as nice as the other one.

4. What do the nurses dress the patients in at New Year's?
(a) Tuxedos and ballgowns.
(b) New hospital gowns.
(c) Street clothes.
(d) Fancy clothes.

5. On rare occasions, Blanche is ____________.
(a) Lucid.
(b) Prolific.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Funny.

6. Why does Blanche have such a hard time eating the cake Annie brings?
(a) She can't find her mouth.
(b) She can't stop coughing.
(c) She can't hold her fork properly.
(d) She can't sit up.

7. How does Annie define her own emotional state at this time?
(a) Disgraught.
(b) Deadness.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Resigned.

8. What does Annie dream of regarding her mother?
(a) The similarities between her and her mother.
(b) That she has shredded carrots for hair.
(c) That she is running through a maze.
(d) That she is floating on clouds.

9. In what does Annie find some small comfort related to her mother?
(a) Seeing her mother smile at her.
(b) Remembering her mother's unique sayings.
(c) Reading some stories her mother had written.
(d) Listening to records she used to like.

10. Where do Annie and her mother sit while they visit at the hospital?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The garden.
(c) The lobby.
(d) The nursery.

11. From what country does Annie return at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Spain.
(c) Canada.
(d) France.

12. What did Annie feel was her role after her sister died?
(a) Grief counselor.
(b) Poor substitute.
(c) Replacement.
(d) Comedian.

13. Blanche calls out Annie's name for the first t
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A couple of months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three years.

14. What is the one thing that remains of the mother that Annie once knew?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her laugh.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her voice.

15. What does Annie remember about her mother's physical presence?
(a) She was always overweight.
(b) She was a real diva.
(c) She never pampered herself.
(d) She had beautiful hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie's grief nearly _______________ her.

2. What is Blanche's reaction to Annie's return?

3. What does Annie get in the mail that reminds her of her mother?

4. What makes Annie especially sad about her mother's death?

5. Annie notes that she talks about her mother _________________.

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