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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Annie recalls that there were many times she experienced _____________ with her mother.
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Frustration.

7. What request does Blanche make of Annie that breaks Annie's heart?
(a) To sing her a lullaby.
(b) To comb her hair.
(c) To take her away from the hospital.
(d) To tell her a story.

8. What does Annie want to do on the first Sunday that she does not go to visit her mother?
(a) She takes a nap.
(b) She goes to a movie.
(c) She does not know what to do.
(d) She reads a novel.

9. Surgery prevents Annie from seeing her mother for how long?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

10. Why does Annie feel guilty regarding her mother?
(a) That she couldn't care for her in her own home.
(b) That she talked about her behind her back.
(c) That she swore at her.
(d) That she never came home for Christmas holidays.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Annie recall her mother telling Annie it was their duty to do?

3. What does Annie regret doing regarding her mother?

4. What does Annie know about her mother?

5. When Annie projects into the future, she _____________________.

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