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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. Annie's mother puts on more than one ___________.
(a) Hat.
(b) Coat.
(c) Bra.
(d) Shirt.

2. What does Annie's mother want to buy?
(a) A handbag.
(b) A springform pan.
(c) A car.
(d) A house.

3. Her mother's physical state forces Annie to acknowledge _____________________.
(a) She needs better doctors.
(b) The ultimate death of her mother.
(c) She probably inherited this.
(d) Her own mortality.

4. Whose changes does Annie describe?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Her husband's.
(d) Her younger son's.

5. How many bras does Annie's mother put on at one time?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Annie's mother approach her about being ashamed of Annie's behavior?

2. What does Annie's mother do as she walks through the department store?

3. One of Blanche's roommates is __________________.

4. Which of the following has Blanche not done by the middle of 1984?

5. What is Annie's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Annie's mother's body and how does Annie relate to it?

2. Does Annie believe she can do justice to her mother's ordeal by writing about it?

3. What does Annie say about the roommates her mother has in the hospital?

4. What was the nickname Annie gave her mother when she was only five-years-old?

5. What mixed feelings does Annie have about her mother's "voice" in her head?

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

7. In what way does Annie feel indifferent toward her mother?

8. How do Annie and her sons get offended by the behavior of visitors?

9. What is Annie reminded of when she visits her mother after a trip to Spain?

10. What is the premise of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

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