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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 Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she argued with her mother about as a teen?
(a) Boys.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Clothes.

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara did not talk to her about?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Limes.
(c) Fish.
(d) Her turquoise ring.

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?
(a) Banana.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Orange.
(d) Bubblegum.

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

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara said about shortening the past?
(a) It makes her happy.
(b) It is to silence knowledge.
(c) It makes life livable.
(d) It is best.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she lost after her mother's death?

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, whom does Deborah say she met on the other side of the train?

3. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara offered her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession from her mother does Deborah say she kept? What touched her most about this?

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

3. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, why does Deborah say she thought her sense of direction was lost? How does she say this related to her mother?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what does Deborah say she needed to compose? How does she apply this as a metaphor?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say her friend told her about her husband? What did Deborah muse about this?

9. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say she went and why? What does she say this reminded her of?

10. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, where does Deborah say she saw the word "winterized"? How did she apply this to herself?

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