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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 color was the carpet in the attic room where Donna slept in her house?

2. What does Donna call the first compromise she had found between Donna and Carol?

3. What did Mr. Reynolds announce that caused Donna to bang her head on the desk the last week of school?

4. Donna had to catch a bus and a _____ to get to her school, which was three suburbs away from her house.

5. Who did Donna's mother think composed the piece that Donna made up on the piano?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Donna lose herself as a child?

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

6. What did Donna do to one of her dolls as a result of feeling that something was missing in her life?

7. How did Donna understand the content of the stories she read in class?

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

9. Why did Tom come to Donna's flat and what happened as a result?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's world as a child. How and why did she lose herself in situations? What did she see? What were the roles of the wisps and Willie when she was a child?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Donna's relationship with Garry. How did he treat her? How did he take advantage of her?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Donna reacts to primary school. What are her social interactions? What subjects does she excel in and why?

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