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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession of her mother's does Deborah say she kept?
(a) A postcard from Cape Town.
(b) A postcard from Boston.
(c) A postcard from Berlin.
(d) A postcard from Johannesburg.

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what book does Deborah say her student carried?
(a) The Stranger.
(b) Velociraptor.
(c) Black Skins, White Masks.
(d) God of Small Things.

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what possession from her mother does Deborah say she treasured?
(a) A postcard from America.
(b) A postcard from Johannesburg.
(c) A postcard from Amsterdam.
(d) A postcard from Cape Town.

4. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the young woman was studying?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Italian.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

5. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what background does Deborah say her mother had come from?
(a) An Ethiopian family.
(b) AAA WASP family.
(c) A Jewish family.
(d) A poor family.

6. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother taught her?
(a) To swim.
(b) To drown.
(c) To bike.
(d) To paint.

7. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say touched her most about the postcard?
(a) The "x" on the map in the front.
(b) The pictures.
(c) Her mother's tears.
(d) Her mother's writing.

8. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she met?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her ex.
(c) Her student.
(d) Her editor.

9. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say her mother taught her to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Write.
(c) Sink.
(d) Read.

10. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she got her mother on her mother's deathbed?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Ice lollies.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Chocolate.

11. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say her daughters were watching?
(a) Top Gun.
(b) The Great British Baking Show.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Top Chef.

12. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a writer does?
(a) Writes.
(b) Listens.
(c) Looks.
(d) Reads.

13. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she felt after her mother's death?
(a) Sick.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Disorientated.
(d) Alone.

14. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what color does Deborah say the hair of the young woman across from her was?
(a) Orange.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

15. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought Deborah's life was?
(a) "Loving' (103).
(b) "La dolce vita" (103).
(c) "Empty" (103).
(d) "Sad" (103).

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say she rode with?

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara was?

3. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara said about shortening the past?

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, who does Deborah say her mother married?

5. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared at her home?

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