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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she boarded?
(a) The Eurostar.
(b) A boat.
(c) A train.
(d) A plane.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she compared herself to?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Algren.
(c) Satre.
(d) Simon de Beauvoir.

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

8. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she was going to do?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A breakfast interview.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Vacation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what book does Deborah say her student carried?

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her after her mother's death?

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she argued with her mother about as a teen?

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, who does Deborah say is a dreamer in the traditional family story?

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