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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Annie especially sad about her mother's death?
(a) She will never hear her mother's voice again.
(b) Her mother's dog won't stop whimpering.
(c) She has to sell her house.
(d) Looking at old photographs.

2. Where must Blanche sit during Annie's Sunday visits with her now?
(a) In her bed.
(b) In a wheelchair.
(c) In the TV room.
(d) On a bench.

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

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

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

6. What does Blanche do when Annie visits on Easter Day in April?
(a) Plays a piano.
(b) Pulls up her gown to expose herself.
(c) Recites a poem.
(d) Draws a picture.

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

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

9. How does Annie characterize her mother's personality when she was well?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Flamboyant.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Pleasant.

10. Annie's grief nearly _______________ her.
(a) Stifles.
(b) Paralyzes.
(c) Chokes.
(d) Kills.

11. How does Annie feel when the elevator door shuts in her mother's face?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sad.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Guilty.

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

13. What did Annie never tell her mother about?
(a) An abortion.
(b) A bank overdraft.
(c) A Vegas wedding.
(d) A miscarriage.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Annie recalls that there were many times she experienced _____________ with her mother.

3. With what does Annie associate days in her life?

4. What does Annie not believe about her mother?

5. Why does Annie feel guilty regarding her mother?

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