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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 is Annie's mother's name?
(a) Blanche Duchesne.
(b) Betty Duchesne.
(c) Blanche DuBois.
(d) Blanche Duquesne.

2. Which of the following does Annie not do for her mother while she is in the hospital?
(a) Shave her face.
(b) Clip her nails.
(c) Comb her hair.
(d) Iron her clothes.

3. When is Annie's patience most tested with her mother?
(a) Keeping her from making long distance calls to strangers.
(b) Trying to style her thin hair.
(c) Keeping her clean after she defecates and wets the bed.
(d) Making her keep her clothes on.

4. What is the premise of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?
(a) The gradual decline of Annie's mother.
(b) A young girl in the South shares her diary.
(c) A hostage tells her story to Annie.
(d) The experience of Annie going blind.

5. What alarms Annie about her mother's daily life?
(a) She gave away her watch.
(b) She can't be trusted with matches.
(c) She pours bleach on her clothes.
(d) She doesn't look for her cologne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the handbag that Annie's mother buys?

2. When does Annie's mother begin to show signs of deterioration?

3. What is it about her mother's physical appearance that is most distressing for Annie?

4. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?

5. Annie's mother can no longer remember _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of role reversal explained as the story extends?

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

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

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

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

6. Name some of the odd functional behavior exhibited by Annie's mother during her illness.

7. How does Annie describe the nursing home?

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

9. Name some of the memory-related problems Annie's mother experiences during this time.

10. What gesture does Annie's mother make that reminds Annie of her mother's personality?

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