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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. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Greed.
(c) Mendacity.
(d) Envy.

2. Which of the following does Annie's mother NOT do?
(a) Dials psychic hotline numbers.
(b) Hides her soiled clothing.
(c) Goes to the bathroom in her underwear.
(d) Talks to imaginary people.

3. How much content did Annie create with each diary entry?
(a) At least a chapter.
(b) Pages of paragraphs at a time.
(c) Two or three chapters at a time.
(d) Fragments.

4. Who is Annie's mother walking with in the department store when she is laughing?
(a) Annie.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her grandson.
(d) Her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie's book talks about the juxtaposition of _______________.

2. What does Annie do as her mother sleeps?

3. Who wrote the sentence, "I remain in darkness?"

4. What reaction does Annie's mother cause in the department store?

5. What is a major motif in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Annie describe the nursing home?

3. What does it mean for Annie when her mother recognizes her?

4. What is Annie reminded of when her mother puts on two bras at one time?

5. What physical pain does Annie develop in response to her mother's illness?

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

7. How was the process of writing this book cathartic for Annie?

8. What is the significance of Annie's mother dying on Easter Sunday?

9. What happens between Annie and her mother which is heartbreaking for Annie?

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

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