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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Annie's book makes a connection between writing and ____________________.
2. When does Annie's mother make exaggerated moves?
3. What is the purpose of the Preface?
4. Whose feelings does Annie examine primarily in the book?
5. In addition to a handbag, Annie's mother buys a dress and ______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Annie manage her mother's care when she begins to decline?
2. When does Annie's mother first begin to show signs of deterioration?
3. What is the significance of Annie's mother dying on Easter Sunday?
4. Describe the feeling of nothingness that Annie experiences after the death of her mother?
5. What personal identity issues does Annie have regarding her birth and the death of her sister?
6. What was the nickname Annie gave her mother when she was only five-years-old?
7. How does Annie get the content for I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?
8. What is Annie reminded of when she visits her mother after a trip to Spain?
9. What gesture does Annie's mother make that reminds Annie of her mother's personality?
10. Explain what Annie means by associating days in her own life with days in her mother's life.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the dynamic of the mother-daughter role. Why is this relationship such a critical one for girls? How does the relationship between Annie and her mother exhibit in flashbacks? How is the relationship characterized in current time?
Essay Topic 2
Not being able to escape the past is an important theme in I REMAIN IN DARKNESS. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of girls and women in mid-20th century France. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?
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