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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, what color does Deborah say the hair of the young woman across from her was?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

2. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what myth does Deborah say captured her?
(a) Hades.
(b) Persephone.
(c) The Medusa myth.
(d) Adam and Eve.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, who does Deborah say her mother married?

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

4. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say she would buy the ice lollies from?

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she becomes in grief?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what meeting does Deborah say she went to? How did she feel at the meeting?

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

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what of Deborah's old house items does she say Clara picked up, and what does Clara say about them? What metaphor does she say Clara apply to this?

6. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, how does Deborah say she felt after her mother's death? What did she ride instead of an e-bike?

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

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

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 Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what are the two quotes that Deborah cites at the end of the chapter? How do they apply to her marriage?

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