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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, who does Deborah say is a dreamer in the traditional family story?
(a) The sister.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) The brother.

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

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) Abu-Dahbi.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Dubai.

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say she rode with?
(a) A train.
(b) Her ex.
(c) A bus.
(d) A taxi driver who does not use direction.

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

6. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a woman wears?
(a) A mask.
(b) A head.
(c) A green ribbon.
(d) A bonnet.

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

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

9. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say she would buy her mother on her mother's deathbed?
(a) Ice lollies.
(b) Chocolate
(c) Cashews.
(d) Peanuts.

10. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the man on the train asked the young woman?
(a) If she dyed her hair herself.
(b) To move her laptop.
(c) For her number.
(d) To leave.

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

12. 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) Simone.
(c) Her ex.
(d) A man who is afraid.

13. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what reason does Deborah say she gave Clara for why she had the bird clock?
(a) To be happy.
(b) To keep her company.
(c) To be sad.
(d) To be coocoo.

14. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara was?
(a) A writer.
(b) A distinguished professor.
(c) An artist.
(d) A hacker.

15. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say was the offensive flavor of ice lollies left before Deborah's mother died?
(a) Bubblegum.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Banana.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say Simone had refused to do with Algren?

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession of her mother's does Deborah say she kept?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she was going to do?

4. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she compared herself to?

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

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