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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she lost after her mother's death?
(a) Space
(b) Money.
(c) Hope.
(d) A sense of direction.

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

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara said her mother's life was for?
(a) Dying.
(b) Rapping.
(c) Birthing.
(d) Creating.

5. 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.

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

7. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say her mother was from?
(a) Britain.
(b) South Africa.
(c) France.
(d) Ghana.

8. 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) Orange.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Banana.

9. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say the Eurostar went?
(a) Into space.
(b) Under the sea.
(c) Into another train.
(d) Under the ocean.

10. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a life without love is?
(a) Happy.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Better.
(d) Risk-free.

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

12. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she becomes in grief?
(a) Sad.
(b) A magnet for others who are lost.
(c) Alone.
(d) Happy.

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

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

15. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say that her friend said about her husband?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He does not look at her.
(c) He looks at her too much.
(d) He hates her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what reason does Deborah say she gave Clara for why she had the bird clock?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother taught her?

(see the answer keys)

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