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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What coincides in Annie's life to her mother's debilitation?
(a) She is fired from her job.
(b) Her stocks crash.
(c) Menopause.
(d) The dissolution of her marriage.

4. How do the patients behave in their senility?
(a) Childlike.
(b) Belligerently.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Docilely.

5. What cherished item of her mother's does Annie not know what to do with?
(a) Diamond ring.
(b) Faberge egg.
(c) Snowglobe collection.
(d) Sewing basket.

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 sit up.
(c) She can't stop coughing.
(d) She can't hold her fork properly.

7. How does Annie describe the way her mother looked on Easter Day in April?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Delirious.
(d) Mad.

8. What does Annie look at two weeks after her mother dies?
(a) A tombstone.
(b) A photo of her mother.
(c) Her mother's clothes.
(d) A new house.

9. What habit of Annie's mother's distresses Annie?
(a) Taking off her clothes.
(b) Picking her nose.
(c) Rushing with her to the elevator and babbling.
(d) Wearing her shoes in the shower.

10. How long has Blanche been at the institution as of Easter Day in April?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 years.

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

12. On a shopping trip Annie sees a woman ____________________ who reminds her of her mother.
(a) Crying.
(b) Laughing at nothing.
(c) Staring at the floor.
(d) Talking to herself.

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

14. With what does Annie associate days in her life?
(a) Church bulletins.
(b) Bank statements.
(c) Pictures on the calendar.
(d) Days in her mother's life.

15. Which of the following does Blanche NOT exhibit after her hip surgery?
(a) Inability to eat.
(b) Twitching hands.
(c) Better mobility.
(d) Blank eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women in the nursing home behave?

2. What does Annie find when she comes to see her mother one day?

3. What does Annie dream of regarding her mother?

4. In what does Annie find some small comfort related to her mother?

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

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