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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie recall that her mother did for even the smallest misbehavior?
(a) Spanked her.
(b) Screamed at her.
(c) Slapped her.
(d) Swore at her.

2. What is Blanche's reaction to Annie's return?
(a) She does not acknowledge her.
(b) She does not say anything to her.
(c) She is happy to see her.
(d) She cries.

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

4. How does Annie plan to dispose of her mother's belongings?
(a) Put them in storage.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Burn them.
(d) Give them to charity.

5. What does Annie recall her mother telling Annie it was their duty to do?
(a) Brush their hair 100 strokes before going to bed.
(b) Volunteer at the hospital.
(c) Take food to shut-ins.
(d) Give coins to beggars.

6. What does Annie note about her mother when she comes to visit her in October?
(a) Her hair is dyed black.
(b) She doesn't recognize her mother.
(c) She has a new dress.
(d) She has gained some weight.

7. What words on the water bill reminds Annie of her mother's nickname?
(a) Gallons used.
(b) Delivery date.
(c) Sanitation services.
(d) Cubic meter.

8. What is the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?
(a) I remain in darkness.
(b) Life is so good.
(c) This is a living hell.
(d) I smell coffee.

9. What does Annie get in the mail that reminds her of her mother?
(a) A water bill.
(b) A credit card statement.
(c) A magazine.
(d) A birthday card.

10. How many years did Annie's mother wear gray or black clothing in mourning for her mother?
(a) 18.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

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

12. What sentence does Annie decide she can never use in a fictional story?
(a) I had an abortion.
(b) I have big feet.
(c) My mother is dead.
(d) I hated my mother.

13. What does Annie not believe about her mother?
(a) That she would die.
(b) That she never learned to drive.
(c) That she was Homecoming Queen.
(d) That she had an abortion.

14. What nickname did Annie give her mother when Annie was five-years-old?
(a) Creamsicle.
(b) Ice cube.
(c) Momster.
(d) Cubby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cherished item of her mother's does Annie not know what to do with?

2. How does Blanche say that she feels with Annie?

3. How does Annie feel knowing that her mother is going to die?

4. What happens to Blanche in September?

5. On rare occasions, Blanche is ____________.

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