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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 does Annie make her mother wear?
(a) Robe.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Girdle and stockings.
(d) Hat.

2. Whose changes does Annie describe?
(a) Her husband's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her own.
(d) Her younger son's.

3. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) Her stepson.
(d) Her sister.

4. Who wrote the sentence, "I remain in darkness?"
(a) Annie's sister.
(b) Annie.
(c) Annie's mother.
(d) Annie's older son.

5. How old was Annie when she had an argument with her mother about a bra?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Annie have?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Blanche?

3. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.

4. What are Annie's intentions for her journal notes?

5. Who is embarrassed by Annie's mother's behavior in the department store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What sorts of things does Annie do to take care of her mother's physical needs?

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

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

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

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

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