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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 finds herself feeling ____________ toward her mother.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Mournful.

2. Which of the following does Annie NOT note about the hospital?
(a) The same visitors are always there.
(b) Visits with her mother are always the same.
(c) The patients act the same way over and over.
(d) It is a very clean facility.

3. Annie's mother can no longer remember _______________.
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Her address.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her age.

4. Of what is Annie reminded when her mother puts on two bras at one time?
(a) A Las Vegas act.
(b) An argument she had with her mother once.
(c) A small child.
(d) A cartoon character.

5. Where does Annie's mother go to live after she stays at Annie's house for awhile?
(a) An assisted living apartment.
(b) A full-time medical facility.
(c) She dies.
(d) She returns to her own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Annie's mother make exaggerated moves?

2. Her mother's physical state forces Annie to acknowledge _____________________.

3. Which of the following does Annie not do for her mother while she is in the hospital?

4. One of Blanche's roommates is __________________.

5. Whose changes does Annie describe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie feel when she sees a woman talking to herself while shopping?

2. How does Annie's mother's body make her aware of her own aging process?

3. What emotional motifs are repeated throughout I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

4. How did Annie's grandmother's death affect Annie's mother?

5. Describe the thoughts that Annie has of the circle of life concept.

6. What does Annie recall about her mother's temperament?

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

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

9. Name some of the disturbing behaviors exhibited by Annie's mother.

10. How does Annie's mother embarrass a sales clerk in a department store?

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