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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. For Donna, life was a _____.

2. The two new children in Donna's class were called _____ by the other children.

3. Donna's Aunty Linda said she had _____ hair.

4. Aside from the painkillers that Donna was put on for rheumatism, the doctor prescribed _____.

5. To Donna, the children's home was a _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Donna feel about the sound of the piano?

2. Why did Donna have trouble learning math in the "Country Infant Room"?

3. How did Donna's father begin to act as she got older?

4. How did Donna have trouble understanding the concept of a herd of cows?

5. What was significant about the carpet in Donna's attic?

6. How did Donna's mother react to her taking ballet classes?

7. How did Donna's mother react when Donna cut her own face?

8. What was 'wonking' to Donna? What did this mean to her mother?

9. How did Donna symbolically 'murder part of herself'?

10. How did Donna's mother make her life intolerable because of the jealousy of her musical abilities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's relationship with her friend, Trish. What happened on the first night she spent at Trish's house? What did Trish's mother say that had a deep emotional impact on Donna? How did it affect Donna as she grew older?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Donna cut her wrists. What incident prompted this? Whose house did Donna go to for help? What reason did she give Mary for her behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Donna's relationship with her Aunty Linda as she got older. What were her aunt's explanations for these questions? How did Donna react to hearing about the violence of her childhood?

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