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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Annie's mother the year Annie's grandmother died?
(a) She was in a car accident.
(b) She left her husband.
(c) She went through menopause.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

2. What does Annie recall her mother telling Annie it was their duty to do?
(a) Take food to shut-ins.
(b) Brush their hair 100 strokes before going to bed.
(c) Volunteer at the hospital.
(d) Give coins to beggars.

3. Which of the following does Annie NOT do for her mother?
(a) Balances her checkbook.
(b) Brings her cake.
(c) Trims her nails.
(d) Shaves her face.

4. In what does Annie find some small comfort related to her mother?
(a) Listening to records she used to like.
(b) Reading some stories her mother had written.
(c) Seeing her mother smile at her.
(d) Remembering her mother's unique sayings.

5. What does Annie remember about her mother's physical presence?
(a) She was always overweight.
(b) She was a real diva.
(c) She had beautiful hair.
(d) She never pampered herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie remember that makes her break down and cry?

2. How does Annie feel when the elevator door shuts in her mother's face?

3. How do the women in the nursing home behave?

4. How does Annie respond to the ways people try to comfort her?

5. Who did Blanche take Annie to visit in the hospital when Annie was a child?

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