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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an strange way, Anne is happy to be single so that she does not have what?
(a) Someone else messing up the house
(b) Share decisions with someone else
(c) To keep the house clean
(d) The stress of keeping a husband happy

2. What begins to change Anne's frantic moods from being so exhausted?
(a) Sam begins to smile
(b) Anne's mother takes Sam for a few days
(c) Sam's colic goes away
(d) Anne hires a nanny

3. What is Anne given immediately after being admitted?
(a) An epidural
(b) Oxygen
(c) Some gelatin
(d) A glass of water

4. What is the source of Anne's comfort during difficult times?
(a) Her brother, Steve
(b) Her best friend, Pammy
(c) Her mother
(d) Her faith in Jesus

5. What does Anne show Sam in a store window?
(a) Her latest book
(b) A train
(c) A mannequin
(d) Christmas decorations

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne realize she needs to do in order to survive financially?

2. How can Anne's emotions be defined at this point?

3. What is a major characteristic of Anne's writing style?

4. What disappointment still continues to haunt Anne?

5. The month in which the entries for Part 5 are written is ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the physical and emotional toll of Pammy's illness in Part 10?

2. What are Anne's thoughts now on having a man in her life?

3. Explain Anne's belief in God and her faith that He will provide for her and Sam.

4. How does Anne deal with the fact that she is a single parent?

5. What does Anne recall about her own seventh and eighth grade experiences that she finds the prospect of Sam's living through them so daunting?

6. What are Anne's thoughts about her father during the Christmas holiday season?

7. What happens to calm Anne's angst about Sam not having a good male influence in his life?

8. What is the nature of the depression that Anne experiences in Part 8?

9. Explain the irony of Pammy still taking care of Anne even though Pammy is the one with the terminal illness.

10. What does Anne share about her breastfeeding problems she is experiencing in Part 4?

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