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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. What physical manifestation does Annie experience as a result of her mother's decline?
(a) Stomach pains.
(b) Dizzy spells.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Stuttering.

2. When does Annie's mother begin to show signs of deterioration?
(a) Winter of 1982.
(b) Autumn of 1964.
(c) Summer of 1972.
(d) Summer of 1983.

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

4. In what circumstance does Blanche ironically ask Annie a question?
(a) When she fell down stairs.
(b) When she has an appointment to file for divorce.
(c) When she wrecked the car.
(d) When she failed her driver's test.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Annie's mother lifts her legs and bends her knees in an exaggerated way ____________.

3. Annie feels more indifferent than angry at her mother's ________________.

4. In addition to Annie, who else lives in the home when Annie's mother comes to live there?

5. Where does Annie's mother go to live after she stays at Annie's house for awhile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Annie recall as the last sentence her mother ever wrote?

8. Describe the feeling of nothingness that Annie experiences after the death of her mother?

9. What is the unexpected gesture from her mother that surprises and touches Annie?

10. Why is Annie conflicted by reading and writing about her mother after her death?

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