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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 Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say drove her around?
(a) Her ex.
(b) A vampire.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) The Man Who Cried at the Funeral.

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her?
(a) Ice lollies.
(b) Roses.
(c) Condolence card.
(d) A cup for Turkish coffee.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession of her mother's does Deborah say she kept?

4. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say the man on the train was going to buy?

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say her mother was from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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