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

2. What does Blanche put into her pockets?

3. How many sons does Annie have?

4. Annie's story explores the connection between ___________________.

5. Annie comes to realize how ____________ memories are.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Annie's reaction to seeing her mother behaving is such unusual ways?

2. How does Annie get the content for I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

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

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

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

6. How does Annie manage her mother's care when she begins to decline?

7. What are some of the items that Annie notes that belong to her mother and how does she plan to get rid of them?

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

9. What connection does Annie make between writing and memory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the people are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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

I REMAIN IN DARKNESS is a classic reversal of roles story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.

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