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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sam sleep now?
(a) In a crib in another bedroom
(b) On a mattress on the floor
(c) In the dining room
(d) On a futon in the den

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

3. What does Anne crave?
(a) Nachos
(b) Ice cream
(c) Cocaine and alcohol
(d) Chocolate

4. How old is Sam in Part 8?
(a) Six months old
(b) Three months old
(c) One year old
(d) Nine months old

5. What happens to Pammy after her visit with Anne and Sam?
(a) She goes to the hospital
(b) She decides never to return
(c) She goes to hospice
(d) She gets sick too

6. How does Anne feel when Pammy and her husband go away for a week?
(a) Sad
(b) Ecstatic
(c) Somewhat grateful
(d) Anxious

7. In what direction does Sam crawl?
(a) Frontwards
(b) Backwards
(c) Sideways
(d) In circles

8. How does Pammy seem when she returns home?
(a) Exhausted
(b) Rejuvenated
(c) Fatalistic
(d) Pale and wan

9. What does Anne tell Sam about one night as she nurses him?
(a) What his future can be
(b) What his grandfather was like
(c) What his father was like
(d) What her life used to be like

10. Where do Anne and Pammy spend the afternoon?
(a) At the movies
(b) Going shopping
(c) The beauty salon
(d) The day spa

11. What is the nature of the disease?
(a) Aggressive
(b) Remission
(c) Slow growing
(d) Curable

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

13. What illness is Pammy stricken with?
(a) Breast cancer
(b) Mesothelioma
(c) Heart disease
(d) Diabetes

14. How does Anne feel when she goes out with friends?
(a) She misses Sam
(b) She is too tempted to drink
(c) She never wants to go home
(d) She is grateful for a break from Sam

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Megan?

2. What does Pammy learn about her disease?

3. What does Pammy manage relatively easily?

4. What surprises Anne about Sam lately?

5. What accomplishment does Sam achieve in Part 11?

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