View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does this woman have that Anne approves of?
(a) Grit
(b) Sassiness
(c) Integrity
(d) Perseverance

2. What phrase is used by people in Anne's church to anyone embarking on a trip?
(a) Traveling mercies.
(b) Safe journey.
(c) Send us a card.
(d) Take care.

3. On what day does Anne make Sam skip cartoons before school as a sign of respect for the dead?
(a) All Saints Day
(b) Ash Wednesday
(c) Good Friday
(d) Passover

4. To what does Anne compare attacking a child?
(a) Taking a cripple's crutch
(b) Kicking a dog
(c) Bitch-slapping E.T.
(d) Taking a blindman's cane

5. What does a man offer Sam as a birthday gift?
(a) A ball bat
(b) A paragliding ride
(c) A video game
(d) Tickets for a ballgame

6. What part of her life does the author talk about at length?
(a) Her romantic life
(b) Her high school years
(c) Her childhood
(d) Her college days

7. What does Anne talk about in addition to her faith?
(a) Her job search
(b) Her messy house
(c) Her human failures
(d) Her cooking skills

8. What do Mary's dimes symbolize for Anne?
(a) Parking meter money
(b) The love and care from her church family
(c) More Starbucks this week
(d) Money for Sam's bank

9. How is Anne's lecture idea received?
(a) It is a huge hit
(b) CNN wants to copy the format
(c) Public television wants to make a documentary of it
(d) It is a flop

10. Where does Anne take Sam for a vacation?
(a) Puerto Rico
(b) Ixtapa
(c) Nassau
(d) Cancun

11. Who is the woman in Anne's church who strongly disapproves of the answer to #26?
(a) Ranier
(b) Ranola
(c) Ramona
(d) Randa

12. How old is Sam when Anne first takes him to church?
(a) Five months old
(b) Five days old
(c) Five years old
(d) Fifteen months old

13. What was the message on Anne's father's answering machine?
(a) All's well that ends well.
(b) The freedom train is coming.
(c) It is what it is.
(d) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

14. How does Anne envision her time on stage with Paley?
(a) As an informal performance
(b) As an uncomfortable encounter
(c) As a town hall meeting
(d) As a scripted presentation

15. What happens to Anne when she is almost 30?
(a) She has an abortion.
(b) She gets cancer.
(c) She goes to law school.
(d) She starts her own business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the gay man in her church who is dying from AIDS?

2. What does Anne see at the parties her parents host?

3. Why does Anne not allow Sam to accept the gift?

4. Why does Anne say she can make Sam go to church?

5. Where do friends invite Sam to go for his birthday?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 510 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample