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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pammy bring when she comes for a visit?
(a) Newspapers
(b) Magazines
(c) Groceries
(d) Books

2. What does Pammy manage relatively easily?
(a) Learning to speak French
(b) Her first round of chemotherapy
(c) Writing a book
(d) Being a foster parent

3. What does the month of July mark for Anne?
(a) One year of celibacy
(b) Four years of sobriety
(c) Six years of writing professionally
(d) Two years of home ownership

4. What is Anne's state of mind in Part 11?
(a) Optimistic
(b) Barely hanging on
(c) Calm
(d) Confident

5. What does Pammy learn about her disease?
(a) She is cured
(b) It is in remission
(c) It is terminal
(d) The cancer has spread to six lymph nodes

6. How has Sam changed the relationship between Anne and her mother?
(a) It is about the same
(b) It is improved
(c) It is strained
(d) There is no change

7. Why does Anne stop seeing a man she had been attracted to?
(a) He is lazy
(b) He is a Republican
(c) He is too old
(d) He is unstable

8. How old is Anne on her birthday this month?
(a) 39
(b) 36
(c) 32
(d) 27

9. What about Sam does Anne constantly worry about?
(a) His dexterity
(b) His emotions
(c) His health
(d) His food

10. Anne feels as if everything she owns is _____________.
(a) Worn out
(b) A gift
(c) Second-hand
(d) Irreplaceable

11. What does Anne do to manage the news about Pammy?
(a) Starts drinking again
(b) Goes into denial
(c) Looks up information
(d) Focuses on Sam

12. Where does Sam seem to enjoy babbling and making noises?
(a) Church
(b) The mall
(c) The library
(d) The grocery

13. Who is Megan?
(a) Sam's babysitter
(b) Pammy's daughter
(c) Anne's editor
(d) Anne's writing student

14. In what month are the entries for Part 11 written?
(a) June
(b) August
(c) May
(d) July

15. What does Anne recall loving during her childhood?
(a) The beach
(b) Swings
(c) Books
(d) Ice cream

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of baby does Anne think Sam is?

2. In what month are the diary entries for Part 7 written?

3. What is learned about Pammy in Part 9?

4. What illness is Pammy stricken with?

5. What does Pammy bring when she visits Anne one day?

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