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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 Eight: The Republic, what refrain does Deborah say her student had used?
(a) "And I love the rain" (72).
(b) "Popped balloons" (72).
(c) "Sorry" (72).
(d) "We diverge" (72).

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

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what color does Deborah say the hair of the young woman across from her was?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say also rode with her and the Crying Man?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) Jean.
(c) Clara.
(d) Celia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?

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

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she got her mother on her mother's deathbed?

5. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, with whom does Deborah say she talked in her shed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say happened when she read her book out loud at a festival in Berlin?

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what does Deborah say her new life was about? Why does she say this?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought of Deborah's life? What does Deborah say she thought of this?

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