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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, who does Deborah say her mother married?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) A penniless Jewish historian.
(c) A rich Jewish man.
(d) A rich older man.

3. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she oversaw in a Boston hotel?
(a) A man who dotes on his female companion.
(b) Her ex.
(c) Simone.
(d) A man who is afraid.

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she argued with her mother about as a teen?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Boys.

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say drove her around?
(a) A vampire.
(b) The Man Who Cried at the Funeral.
(c) Her ex.
(d) Her daughter.

6. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah tell us were Simone de Beauvoir's lovers?
(a) None.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Satre and Algren.
(d) Satre.

7. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say is her mother's background?
(a) From a WASP family.
(b) From a poor family.
(c) From an Ethopian family.
(d) From a Jewish family.

8. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say she was?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) South Africa.
(c) At St. Pancras International station.
(d) Home.

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

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

11. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, how does Deborah say her mother would float?
(a) Ophelia style.
(b) On her stomach.
(c) Crawl stroke.
(d) She would not.

12. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara offered her?
(a) A gift.
(b) To cook at her flat.
(c) A ring.
(d) A hug.

13. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what did the sign on the fountain say according to Debra?
(a) It has been shut down.
(b) It has been winterized.
(c) It has been vandalized.
(d) It has been emptied.

14. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say she bought the lollies?
(a) A convenience store owned by three Turkish brothers.
(b) The hospital.
(c) A farm.
(d) The supermarket.

15. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say Simone had refused to do with Algren?
(a) To move to France.
(b) To marry and have his children.
(c) To live together.
(d) To return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say that her friend said about her husband?

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the man on the train asked the young woman?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the man on the train was going to buy?

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say she would buy the ice lollies from?

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she thought of her mother's death?

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