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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 sensation made it uncomfortable for Donna to sit in a chair?

2. What aspect of piano playing was Donna uninterested in?

3. The Hogan's backyard had _____ in it.

4. What was the time period that Donna would stay in a flat during the time she was with Chris?

5. Donna's grandfather used to play with _____ to amuse her.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Donna lose herself as a child?

2. How did Tom and Donna play together?

3. How did Donna eat at Robyn's house?

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

5. What would sometimes happen when Donna had night terrors?

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

7. How did Donna ruin the furs at the shop where she worked and what happened as a result?

8. How did Donna treat friendships that she had with other kids?

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

10. What did Donna do at work when she didn't have food to eat because Garry's sister had taken the food money for herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's relationship with her family as a child. How did her mother treat her? Her father? What was their relationship like with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Donna's learning music on the piano. How did she express herself musically on the piano? How did her playing the piano affect her relationship with her mother?

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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