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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Annie come to terms in this book?
(a) A new job.
(b) Memories of her mother.
(c) Menopause.
(d) Divorce.

2. Which of the following elements does Annie not document regarding her mother's illness?
(a) Bodily functions.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Memories.
(d) Emotions.

3. When Blanche's needs change she is moved to ________________.
(a) A mental hospital.
(b) Intensive care unit.
(c) A geriatric ward.
(d) An assisted living apartment.

4. Annie notes that Blanche's eyes are _________________.
(a) Tearful.
(b) Dull.
(c) Vibrant.
(d) Red and sunken.

5. What does Annie's mother lose?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her memory.
(d) Her house keys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?

2. Annie's story addresses the changing role of _________________.

3. Whose feelings does Annie examine primarily in the book?

4. Who is the author of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

5. Annie has to remind herself that the situation with her mother ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the irony of Annie's mother's comments as they relate to the events in Annie's life.

2. What notes does Annie make about the death of her mother on April 7?

3. How does Annie describe the nursing home?

4. How does Annie feel guilty about her mother's "darkness?"

5. How does Annie get the content for I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

6. What are some of the items that Annie notes that belong to her mother and how does she plan to get rid of them?

7. What notes does Annie make about her mother on Easter Sunday?

8. What sorts of things does Annie do to take care of her mother's physical needs?

9. What two themes become evident in this chapter?

10. How does Annie try to come to terms with the idea that her mother will die?

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