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

2. What does Donna call the teacher at Terry's school in her recollection of the man?

3. What did Donna call it when she stretched her arms out and twirled around?

4. How did Donna characterize her brother Tom?

5. Donna characterizes Chris as a _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Donna lose herself as a child?

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

7. What kind of person was Chris and how did he take advantage of Donna?

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

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

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

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

Describe the relationship between Donna and her older brother and mother when she was twelve. How did they gang up on her? What did they call her? How did these things particularly terrorize Donna?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the dynamic between Donna, Karen, and Tim. Which of Donna's personalities was at the forefront in this social situation? How did Karen affect the relationship between Donna and Tim?

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