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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie regret doing regarding her mother?
(a) Not making her a birthday cake.
(b) Not bringing her new clothes.
(c) Writing a short story about her.
(d) Refusing to visit her.

2. What does Annie remember that makes her break down and cry?
(a) How her mother used to hold her when she was upset.
(b) How pretty her mother was when she got dressed to go out.
(c) How her mother would play the piano.
(d) The smell of her mother's face powder.

3. How does Annie respond to the ways people try to comfort her?
(a) Appreciative.
(b) Confused.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Frustrated.

4. What happened to Annie's mother the year Annie's grandmother died?
(a) She had a nervous breakdown.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She went through menopause.
(d) She left her husband.

5. From what did Annie suffer when she was eighteen-years-old?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Bulimia.

6. In what month is the first journal entry in this section?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) January.

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

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

9. How do the women in the nursing home behave?
(a) They shun each other.
(b) They are very friendly toward everybody.
(c) They always walk alone.
(d) They go around in pairs.

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

11. What does Blanche do when Annie bends down to secure the lock on Blanche's wheelchair?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Kisses her head.
(c) Swears at her.
(d) Spits on her.

12. What does Annie recall about her mother's temperament?
(a) She was very docile.
(b) She was extremely shy.
(c) She had a violent temper.
(d) She was always laughing.

13. What is an important motif in this chapter?
(a) Music.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Beauty.

14. Which of the following does Annie NOT say she gets from her mother.
(a) Her volatile nature.
(b) Her hot temper.
(c) Her high spirits.
(d) Her sense of style.

15. What does Annie regret now that her mother is dead?
(a) She didn't buy the purse she wanted.
(b) She resented taking care of her.
(c) She didn't get closer to her.
(d) She swore at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. On a shopping trip Annie sees a woman ____________________ who reminds her of her mother.

2. What does Annie bring each time she visits her mother?

3. What happens once Annie decides to tell her mother's story?

4. Annie's grief nearly _______________ her.

5. How many years did Annie's mother wear gray or black clothing in mourning for her mother?

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