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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, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) Britain.
(b) Ghana.
(c) South Africa.
(d) France.

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, with whom does Deborah say she talked in her shed?
(a) Celia.
(b) Her ex.
(c) Her friend.
(d) The gardener.

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

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say we do not want our mothers to be?
(a) Empathetic.
(b) Dreamers.
(c) Writers.
(d) Architects.

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

6. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say she would buy the ice lollies from?
(a) The supermarket.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Online.
(d) A store owned by three Turkish brothers.

7. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah recall her mother saying she wanted after her death?
(a) To become a tree.
(b) To be cremated.
(c) For her body to be eaten by birds.
(d) For her body to be burned.

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

9. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared at her home?
(a) Her nine-year-old self.
(b) Her ex.
(c) Her twelve year old self.
(d) Her ten year old self.

10. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother worked as?
(a) An artist.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A writer.

11. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her?
(a) A cup for Turkish coffee.
(b) Condolence card.
(c) Ice lollies.
(d) Roses.

12. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?
(a) Mop.
(b) Sweep.
(c) Clean up.
(d) Understand everything.

13. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what refrain does Deborah say her student had used?
(a) "Popped balloons" (72).
(b) "Sorry" (72).
(c) "We diverge" (72).
(d) "And I love the rain" (72).

14. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say she and her mother would argue about?
(a) Boys.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she got her mother on her mother's deathbed?

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say also rode with her and the Crying Man?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara did not talk to her about?

5. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah tell us were Simone de Beauvoir's lovers?

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