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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. Where did Donna work after the storeroom job?

2. What sound did Donna love that made her mother mad?

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

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

5. What did Donna do every time her mother slapped her at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Donna's relationship like with the three-year-old daughter of Garry's sister?

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

10. What did Donna think when she saw children in the backyards of their grandmothers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Donna's feelings about violence. What violence did she experience as a child? How did she react to this violence? What was more threatening to Donna's sensibilities than violence? How was this different from the way she perceived that other people lived?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Donna studied psychology in college. How did this relate to her work with Mary?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Donna's relationship with Terry. What did she do with Terry? How did Terry's mother feel about Donna? Why did Terry like Donna?

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