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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, why does Deborah say she said life is worth living in her quoted writing?
(a) For "the future" (118).
(b) For "love" (118).
(c) For "new hope" (118).
(d) For hope "it will get better and we'll all get home safely" (118).

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what refrain does Deborah say her student had used?

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what did the sign on the fountain say according to Debra?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say the Eurostar went?

4. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared at her home?

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she struggled to pronounce?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she met? What did Deborah advise?

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, how does Deborah say she compared herself to Simone de Beauvoir? How are their lives similar and different?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say were her companions on the train? How does she say they interacted?

4. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say Simone de Beauvoir fought against so strongly? Who did she refuse in this quest?

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she told Clara about dating again? How does she say Clara responded?

6. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say appeared in her house? Why does Debrah say she was wary seeing her?

7. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what does Deborah say she had for dinner? What happened with dinner?

8. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, how does Deborah say she remembered her journey to Britain as a child? How does she say she thinks of it later?

9. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say took to driving her around the city and why? Who also rode with them?

10. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, how do footsteps factor into the chapter? What do they symbolically represent?

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