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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 has become her mother's _______________.
(a) Hair stylist.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Best friend.
(d) Conscience.

2. What does the author do with the events she summarizes?
(a) She teaches journaling classes.
(b) She bases her book on them.
(c) She documents her pregnancy.
(d) She teaches Alzheimer's support classes.

3. When was Annie's mother injured?
(a) A couple days ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) Last year.
(d) Two years ago.

4. Annie's book makes a connection between writing and ____________________.
(a) Loving.
(b) Reading.
(c) The creative process.
(d) Drawing.

5. Annie's mother is moved to a medical facility because she _____________________.
(a) Doesn't like living alone.
(b) Becomes very ill and needs special care.
(c) Is scared at the house.
(d) Doesn't like living in somebody else's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Annie's mother buy such an expensive handbag?

2. What does Annie's mother want to buy?

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

4. One of Blanche's roommates is __________________.

5. The handbag that Annie's mother buys is made of _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie take care of her mother's physical needs and how does her mother's condition affect her?

2. What is the focus of this chapter?

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

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

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

6. What two themes become evident in this chapter?

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

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

9. Explain what Annie means by associating days in her own life with days in her mother's life.

10. What are Annie's plans for the notes she takes during her mother's illness?

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