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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie recall about her mother's temperament?

2. What does Annie not believe about her mother?

3. What is placed all over the institution where Blanche lives?

4. What nickname did Annie give her mother when Annie was five-years-old?

5. What does Annie regret now that her mother is dead?

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 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.

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