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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Donna fascinated with the feel of as a teenager?
(a) Running water.
(b) The wind.
(c) The floor.
(d) Fur.

2. Donna's grandfather used to play with _____ to amuse her.
(a) Lincoln logs.
(b) A ham radio.
(c) Broken bits of wood.
(d) Liquid mercury balls.

3. The Hogan's backyard had _____ in it.
(a) Hens.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Goats.
(d) Wood.

4. Donna's fear of _____ actually protected her from possible sexual advances.
(a) Her mother's wrath.
(b) Being touched.
(c) Voices.
(d) Men.

5. What sort of accent did Donna use with the teacher that she liked at the last school she attended?
(a) French.
(b) America.
(c) Canadian.
(d) English.

6. What sort of jobs had Donna done for her father when her mother decided she had to get a real job at fifteen years old?
(a) Babysitter.
(b) Cook.
(c) House cleaner.
(d) Wood chopper.

7. On the swing, Donna could make her neighbor Lina's _____ disappear.
(a) Roof.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Backyard.
(d) Hair.

8. What was Donna obsessed with the first night she stayed at Trish's house?
(a) Walking straight lines.
(b) Hearing wisps.
(c) Being neat.
(d) The stars on the wall.

9. What color was the carpet in the attic room where Donna slept in her house?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

10. What sound did Donna love that made her mother mad?
(a) The dryer.
(b) Smashing glass.
(c) The doorbell.
(d) The telephone.

11. Donna's job as a _____ lasted three days.
(a) Daycare worker.
(b) Law clerk.
(c) Cook.
(d) Machinist.

12. What was Donna's motivation to interact with people?
(a) To please people.
(b) To prove her sanity.
(c) To stave off loneliness.
(d) To get rewards.

13. For Donna, life was a _____.
(a) Bowl of cherries.
(b) Constant craving.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Nuisance.

14. With what did Donna cut her face when her father came home one day?
(a) A piece of broken china.
(b) A broken bottle.
(c) A piece of window glass.
(d) A kitchen knife.

15. What did Donna do every time her mother slapped her at home?
(a) Smile.
(b) Cry.
(c) Tap dance.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Donna's grandfather possess that was magnetized and a source of enjoyment for Donna?

2. What activity gave Donna a sense of freedom and beauty?

3. Where did Donna work after the storeroom job?

4. What did Donna eat at the house in the country that she hadn't eaten before?

5. As she got older, Donna's _____ became her only sense of realness.

(see the answer keys)

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